1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Pa.Commw.
  4. 129 Pa.Commw.
  5. 129 Pa.Commw. 89 (1989)
 

SNYDER v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

129 Pa.Commw. 89 (1989)

564 A.2d 1036

Robert J. SNYDER, Jr., v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association, Colt Industries, Firearms Division and Smith and Wesson. Appeal of Lamar J. SLEMMER et al. Lamar J. SLEMMER v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association, Colt Industries, Firearms Division, Smith and Wesson, Remington Arms Company Inc. and Sturm-Ruger and Company. Appeal of Lamar J. SLEMMER et al. Thomas MILLS v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association, Colt Industries, Firearms Division and Smith and Wesson, Remington Arms Company, Inc., Sturm-Ruger and Company. Appeal of Lamar J. SLEMMER et al.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 2, 1989.

Reargument Denied December 12, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas B. Grier, Fine and Staud, Philadelphia, for appellants.

Anne G. Kimball and James P. Door, of counsel, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, Ill., Joan A. Yue, Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Audrey L. Jacobsen, Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman and Goggin, Philadelphia, for appellees.

Ellen Brown Furman, Goldfein & Josephs, Philadelphia, for Colt Industries.

Ralph G. Wellington, Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, Philadelphia, for Smith and Wesson.

Robert St. Leger Goggin, Audrey L. Jacobsen, Charles W. Craven, Philadelphia, for Remington Arms Co.

Thomas D. Caldwell, Jr., Caldwell & Kearns, Harrisburg, for Pa. Chiefs of Police Ass'n.

Joan A. Yue, Philadelphia, for Sturm-Ruger and Co.

Before CRUMLISH, Jr., President Judge, McGINLEY, J., and NARICK, Senior Judge.

OPINION

CRUMLISH, Jr., President Judge.

LaMar Slemmer, Robert Snyder and Thomas Mills (police officers) appeal a Philadelphia County Common Pleas Court order sustaining preliminary objections filed by certain gun manufacturers1 to their strict liability and negligence complaints.2 We reverse and remand.

Police officers are Bristol Township policemen who attended handgun and firearm proficiency...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases