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CHRISTY v. CRANBERRY VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS, INC.

856 A.2d 43 (2004)

Clyde E. CHRISTY, Administrator of the Estate of Anne K. Christy, and Clyde E. Christy, Individually, Appellees v. CRANBERRY VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS, INC. and Louis Liberto, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 16, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Elizabeth Dixon, Philadelphia, for Cranberry Volunteer Ambulance et al.

Michael A. Murphy, Philip A. Ignelzi, Pittsburgh, for Clyde E. Christy.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.

OPINION

Justice NEWMAN.

In this case, we are asked to determine whether a volunteer ambulance company is entitled to the benefit of local government immunity pursuant to the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act (Tort Claims Act) when furnishing the same emergency medical services that an immune volunteer fire company provides. For the reasons that follow, we vacate the Order of the Commonwealth Court and remand the matter for the parties to introduce...

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