COCHRANE v. KOPKO

No. 2031 C.D. 2008.

975 A.2d 1203 (2009)

William COCHRANE, Appellant v. Larry KOPKO, individually and as Warren County Sheriff, The Warren County Sheriff's Department, John Bortz, Jr., individually and as Chairman of the Warren County Board of Commissioners, John Eggleston, individually and as Warren County Commissioner, David Bauer, individually and as Warren County Commissioner, and the County of Warren.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 3, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce G. Sandmeyer, Erie, for appellant.

Daniel P. Marnen, Erie, for appellees.

BEFORE: LEAVITT, Judge, and BUTLER, Judge, and FLAHERTY, Senior Judge.


OPINION BY Judge LEAVITT.

William Cochrane appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of the 37th Judicial District, Warren County Branch (trial court), granting summary judgment in favor of the County of Warren and Commissioners John Bortz, Jr., John Eggleston and David Bauer (collectively, County) in Cochrane's negligence action. The trial court held that the County did not breach the duty of care it owed to Cochrane, who was injured in his cell while he was...

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