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AGRESTA v. GILLESPIE

158 Pa.Commw. 230 (1993)

631 A.2d 772

Debra A. AGRESTA, Administratrix of the Estate of Samuel Jerome Agresta, Deceased and Debra Agresta, P/NG and Samuel Jerome Agresta, Jr., a minor and Anthony R. Agresta, a minor v. Police Officer James GILLESPIE, Badge No. 2237, Police Officer Thomas Fitzpatrick, Badge No. 2180 and Detective Al Donan a/k/a Al Doman, Badge No. 7776, Detective William McCloskey, Badge No. 9242 and City of Philadelphia, Appellants.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 31, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael F. Eichert, Divisional Deputy, Appeals, for appellant, City of Philadelphia.

Edward A. Rudley, for appellees.

Before DOYLE and PELLEGRINI, JJ., and KELTON, Senior Judge.

PELLEGRINI, Judge.

The City of Philadelphia (City) appeals from a judgment entered following a jury verdict in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) holding that the City and its agents' negligence were responsible for the wrongful death of Samuel Jerome Agresta (Agresta).1

Agresta owned a telecommunications business and employed Thomas Spurka (Spurka) as a salesman.2 On the...

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