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ROSSINO v. KOVACS

718 A.2d 755 (1998)

Nicholas ROSSINO, Jr. and Barbara Rossino, h/w Appellants, v. Bela KOVACS and Martha C. Kovacs, Appellees, v. R.C. TITTER CONSTRUCTION, INC. and Raymond Titter, Individually, Appellees. Nicholas ROSSINO, Jr. and Barbara Rossino, h/w Appellants, v. R.C. TITTER CONSTRUCTION, INC., Appellees, v. Bela KOVACS and Martha C. Kovacs and Main Line Paving Company, Inc., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided September 30, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred V. Altopiedi, Donna A. Casanto, for Nicholas Rossino, Jr.

John R. Riddell, Newton Square, for Bela & Martha C. Kovacs.

Audrey J. Copeland, Thomas J. Murphy, Jr., Philadelphia, for Main Line Paving Co., Inc.

William J. Mundy, Philadelphia, for R.C. Titter Const. Co.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.

The issue in this case is whether a possessor of land should be liable for injuries sustained by a police officer when the officer enters the land with no notice to the possessor in order to perform a police function not related to the land on which the injury occurred.

On August 25, 1992 Nicholas Rossino was a police officer employed by Haverford Township...

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