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BREWINGTON v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

No. 23 EAP 2017.

199 A.3d 348 (2018)

Syeta BREWINGTON, as Parent and Natural Guardian for Jarrett Brewington, a Minor, and Syeta Brewington in Her Own Right v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Walter G. Smith Elementary School and the School District of Philadelphia. Appeal of: the School District of Philadelphia.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: December 28, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Joseph Cianci , Michael Ira Levin , Allison S. Petersen , Levin Legal Group PC, Huntingdon Valley, PA, for Appellant.

Craig A. Falcone , Sacchetta & Falcone, Media, PA, for Appellee.

Stuart Lee Knade , Pennsylvania School Boards Association, Inc., Mechanicsburg, PA, for Amicus Curiae.

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

OPINION

The Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act ("Act"), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 8541 et seq., grants governmental immunity from tort liability to local political subdivisions, including public schools. Specific exceptions exist, however, to this otherwise broad grant of immunity to these entities...

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