Opinion
April 16, 1975.
June 24, 1975.
Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh — Sovereign immunity — Greer v. Metropolitan Hospital, 235 Pa. Super. 266 (1975) held controlling.
Before WATKINS, P.J., JACOBS, HOFFMAN, CERCONE, PRICE, VAN der VOORT, and SPAETH, JJ.
Appeal, No. 67, April T., 1975, from order of Court of Common Pleas, Civil Division, of Allegheny County, April T., 1974, No. 1624, in case of School District of Pittsburgh v. Trumbull Corporation v. General Analytics, Inc., Fullerton-Labarthe, Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, John Dimling, and Anjo Construction Company. Order reversed and complaint reinstated.
Assumpsit and trespass.
Order entered sustaining preliminary objections by additional defendant, Redevelopment Authority, in nature of a demurrer and dismissing third party complaint, opinion by WEIR, J. Original defendant appealed.
W. Arch Irvin, Jr., with him Wayman, Irvin, Trushel McAuley, for appellant.
William W. Guthrie, for appellee.
Argued April 16, 1975.
The court below dismissed a complaint against the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh because the court believed that the Redevelopment Authority was entitled to the protection of sovereign immunity under Brown v. Commonwealth, 453 Pa. 566, 305 A.2d 868 (1973). In a companion case filed today involving the Redevelopment Authority of Philadelphia, Greer v. Metropolitan Hospital, 235 Pa. Super. 266, 341 A.2d 520 (1975) we have held to the contrary.
Accordingly, the order below is reversed, and the complaint reinstated.