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Caplen v. Burcik

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District
Apr 15, 2004
847 A.2d 56 (Pa. 2004)

Summary

remanding to trial court for consideration of the governmental immunity issue in light of its decision in Sphere Drake

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Opinion

J-60-2004.

April 15, 2004.

No. 45 EAP 2003, Appeal from the Order and Judgment Entered on July 17, 2002 by the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania at 2017 C.D. 2000, Reversing the Order entered August 4, 2000, as Amended August 21, 2000, in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County at February Term, 2000, No. 3144.

Prior Report: PA Supreme, 805 A.2d 21.

David Ethan Jokelson, Esq., Neil Jokelson, for L. Caplen; N. Caplen; J.C. Schecter; S. Caplen.

Paul R. Fitzmaurice, Esq., Loiuis J. Sinatra, Esq., Howard A. Rosenthal, Esq., R, Burcik; City of Philadelpia (Trustee).

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


ORDER


AND NOW, this 15th day of April, 2004, the order of the Commonwealth Court is VACATED and this matter is REMANDED to that court with the direction to REMAND this matter to the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County for consideration of the governmental immunity issue in light of our decision in Sphere Drake v. Philadelphia Gas Works, 782 A.2d 510 ( Pa. 2001). Jurisdiction relinquished.

Justice NEWMAN did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.


Summaries of

Caplen v. Burcik

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District
Apr 15, 2004
847 A.2d 56 (Pa. 2004)

remanding to trial court for consideration of the governmental immunity issue in light of its decision in Sphere Drake

Summary of this case from Warner ex Rel. Warner v. Lawrence
Case details for

Caplen v. Burcik

Case Details

Full title:LARRY CAPLEN, NEIL B. CAPLEN, JILL CAPLEN SCHECTER AND STANLEY B. CAPLEN…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District

Date published: Apr 15, 2004

Citations

847 A.2d 56 (Pa. 2004)
847 A.2d 56

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