Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2009

Snead v. SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS OF PENNSYLVANIA

Snead v. SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS OF PENNSYLVANIA
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided February 12, 2009 · Per Curiam
966 A.2d 548; 600 Pa. 372; 2009 Pa. LEXIS 242 (Atlantic Reporter, Second Series)

Snead v. SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS OF PENNSYLVANIA

Opinion

*373 ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 12th day of February, 2009, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED TO the issue set forth below. Allocatur is DENIED as to the remaining issue. The issue, rephrased for clarity, is:

Whether the lower court erred in disregarding the SPCA’s inherently governmental functions, including enforcement of Pennsylvania’s Dog Law, authority to arrest suspects and execute search warrants, and traditional animal protection and control roles, pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 8541, in holding the SPCA was not entitled to sovereign or governmental immunity.

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