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COLEMAN v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

131 Pa.Commw. 605 (1990)

571 A.2d 528

Bruce COLEMAN, Appellant, v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA and Philadelphia Gas Works, and Philadelphia Electric Company, Appellees.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 1, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Goldstein, Philadelphia, Groen, Laveson, Goldberg, Rubenstone & Flager, Bensalem, for appellant.

Miriam B. Brenaman, Chief Asst. City Sol., with her, Seymour Kurland, City Sol., Norma S. Weaver, Chief Deputy in Charge of Claims, Barbara R. Axelrod, Divisional Deputy in Charge of Appeals, and John J. Tinaglia, Berwyn, for appellees.

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

McGINLEY, Judge.

This is an appeal by Bruce Coleman (Coleman) from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) dismissing Coleman's complaint against the City of Philadelphia (City).

On April 22, 1982, Coleman was injured as he walked across a City street. The paved surface caved in and collapsed and Coleman fell into the breach. At the time of the accident, Coleman was...

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