BALENTINE v. CHESTER WATER AUTHORITY

No. 119 MAP 2016.

191 A.3d 799 (2018)

Victoria BALENTINE, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Edwin Omar Medina-Flores, Deceased, Appellant v. CHESTER WATER AUTHORITY, Wyatt A. Roland, Michael W. Roland and Charles Matthews, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: August 21, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Gerasimos Rassias, Esq. , Schmidt, Kirifides & Rassias, Daniel Joel Siegel, Esq. , Law Offices of Daniel J. Siegel, L.L.C., for Pennsylvania Association for Justice, Amicus Curiae.

Carol Ann VanderWoude, Esq. , Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Stephen Vedro, Esq. , for Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, Amicus Curiae.

Michael Howard Gaier, Esq. , Michael D. Shaffer, Esq. , Shaffer & Gaier, LLC, for Appellant.

Scott Christopher Gottel, Esq. , Holsten and Associates, for Chester Water Authority and Charles Matthews.

Michael W. Roland, pro se.

Wyatt A. Roland, pro se.

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.


OPINION

We granted allowance of appeal in this matter to consider whether the Commonwealth Court erred in holding that the involuntary movement of a vehicle does not constitute operation of a motor vehicle for purposes of the vehicle liability exception to governmental immunity under 42 Pa.C.S. §...

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