GRANCHI v. BOROUGH OF NORTH BRADDOCK


810 A.2d 747 (2002)

Florence GRANCHI, Appellant, v. BOROUGH OF NORTH BRADDOCK, and North Braddock Volunteer Fire Department.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 19, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Lowery, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Kathleen Smith-Delach, Washington, for appellees.

Before: COLINS, President Judge, and SIMPSON, Judge, and JIULIANTE, Senior Judge.


OPINION BY Judge SIMPSON.

In this appeal from summary judgment against an injured plaintiff and in favor of a volunteer fire department, we are asked: "when is a street not a street?" We hold, for purposes of immunity under the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act (Act),1 a street remains a street despite temporary cessation of vehicular traffic.

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