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RENK v. CITY OF PITTSBURGH

537 Pa. 68 (1994)

641 A.2d 289

Charles RENK, Appellant, v. CITY OF PITTSBURGH, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Resubmitted March 29, 1994.

Decided May 2, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Lydon, Bryan Campbell, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Mary K. Conturo, City Sol., J. Russell McGregor, Jr., Asst. City Sol., Pittsburgh, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS, CAPPY, CASTILLE and MONTEMURO, JJ.

OPINION

ZAPPALA, JUSTICE.

The issue presented in this appeal is whether indemnification by a local agency for the payment of a judgment entered against a police officer in a civil action for assault and battery and false imprisonment is prohibited in all instances under the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act, 42 Pa.C.S. § 8541, et seq. We conclude that a police officer may be indemnified for the payment of a judgment entered in a civil action...

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