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LINDSTROM v. CITY OF CORRY

763 A.2d 394 (2000)

William A. LINDSTROM, Jr. and Virginia Lindstrom, as Administrators of the Estate of Ramsey L. Lindstrom, Deceased, Appellees, v. CITY OF CORRY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 22, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. Warren Jones, Lisa Lynn Smith, Erie, for City of Corry.

Edward P. Weiss, Bala Cynwyd, for William A. and Virginia Lundstrom.

Before: FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and SAYLOR, JJ.

OPINION

CAPPY, Justice.

The issues presented are whether a local agency owes a common law duty to a driver who flees from a police officer, and whether a claim on behalf of a fleeing driver falls within the vehicle liability exception to governmental immunity under the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act, 42 Pa.C.S. § 8541 et seq. ("Tort Claims Act"). We hold that a local agency has no common law duty to a fleeing driver, and accordingly...

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