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STARR v. VENEZIANO

747 A.2d 867 (2000)

Tracy Lyn STARR v. Ottavio C. VENEZIANO, Frank J. Zottola Construction, Inc. And Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Appellees, v. Richland Township, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 24, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Craven, Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Philadelphia, for Richland Tp.

Thomas L. Wagner for amicus-appellant.

Alan M. Perer, Swensen, Peter & Johnson, Pittsburgh, for Tracy Lyn Starr.

Brian H. Baxter, Pittsburgh, for Com.

John G. Knorr, III, Harrisburg, for Dept. of Transp.

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

OPINION

SAYLOR, Judge.

We allowed appeal to determine whether and under what circumstances a township may be held liable for an accident that occurs on a state highway because the township did not restrict access to the highway from a local road under its control.

On May 20, 1993, Appellee, Tracy Lyn Starr ("Starr"), brought her automobile to a stop at the intersection of Sandy Hill Road, a road maintained...

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