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BENNETT EX REL. IRVINE v. PHILADELPHIA

Nos. 06-2879, 06-2978.

499 F.3d 281 (2007)

Alexus BENNETT, Aliyaha Bennett, Priscilla Bennett, Minors, by and through their Guardian Ad Litem Jonathan IRVINE, Appellants in No. 06-2978 v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. The Estate of Porchia Bennett, Decedent, by and through the Administrator of the Estate, Thomas Bruno, Esq., Appellant in No. 06-2879 v. City of Philadelphia; Joe Maiden.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed August 22, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Teri B. Himebaugh (Argued), Abramson & Deneberg, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, Attorney for Appellant, The Estate of Porchia Bennett.

Christopher J. Culleton (Argued), Allan H. Gordon, Kolsby, Gordon, Robin, Shore & Bezar, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellants, Alexus Bennett, Aliyaha Bennett and Priscilla Bennett.

Romulo L. Diaz, Jr., City Solicitor, Jane Lovitch Istvan (Argued), Senior Attorney, Appeals, City of Philadelphia Law Department, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellee, City of Philadelphia.

Richard G. Tuttle, Esq., Archer & Greiner, Philadelphia, PA, Attorney for Appellee, Joe Maiden.

Before: SLOVITER, WEIS, and ROTH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

One of the essential principles inherent in a multi-layered judicial system is the requirement to adhere to legal decisions pronounced by the highest court: in the case of the federal courts, that is the Supreme Court of the United States. Those decisions are supported by sound reasoning, and lower federal courts generally have no difficulty in applying the precedent. Occasionally, however, the factual...

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