Lazzari Motors, Inc. v. Commonwealth
Cases that cite this one
17 later published cases cite this decision. The 16 that cite it most often are listed here.
- Filipelli v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1982)
- Keller v. McGowan (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2011)
- CHARTIERS VAL. SCH. D. v. Virginia M. Ap. (Pa. 1985)
- Chartiers Valley School District v. Virginia Mansions Apartments, Inc. (Pa. Super. Ct. 1985)
- Borough of Homestead v. G.D. Graham, of the Estate of R.B. Graham (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2024)
- Municipality of Norristown v. JAR Investments, Inc. (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2020)
- Township of Bristol v. 1 Enterprises, LLC (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2018)
- Stroud Township Sewer Authority v. Leondi (Monroe County Court of Common Pleas 2007)
- McLean v. City of Philadelphia, Dept. of Revenue (In re McLean) (United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania 1989)
- Aikens v. City of Philadelphia, Water Revenue Bureau (In re Aikens) (United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania 1989)
- McLean v. City of Philadelphia, Water Revenue Bureau (3d Cir. 1989)
- Ransom v. Marrazzo (3d Cir. 1988)
- In re Aikens (United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania 1988)
- Upper Gwynedd Township Authority v. Roth (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1988)
- Ransom v. Marrazzo (3d Cir. 1988)
- Capra v. City of Philadelphia (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1982)
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Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Lazzari Motors, Inc., James D. Hamilton and Phyllis Hamilton (Appellants) appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County which granted the motion for judgment on the pleadings of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, based upon the defense of sovereign immunity. We affirm.
The Appellants raise the same issues which were presented below and that the Court of Common Pleas addressed and resolved. We have carefully reviewed the record in the case, the relevant constitutional and statuory provisions, and the case law, and we affirm on the comprehensive and able opinion of Judge Marion K. Finkelhor.
Accordingly, we enter the following
Order
And Now, December 23, 1981, the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, docketed to Civil Action — Law No. GD 80-18293, dated January 12, 1981, granting Defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, is affirmed.
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