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governmental immunity under 42 Pa. C.S.A. 8542(b)(i). The
Supreme Court reversed the decision of the Commonwealth
Court, and found that "operation of the vehicle" was a
continuum of choices, including choices made in parking, such
that even an injury caused by a parked vehicle could be an injury
caused by "negligent operation," so as to bring it outside of the
usual rule of local government immunity and bring it under the
Section 8542(b)(i) exception. The Supreme Court adopted the
approach found in Justice Sandra Newman's dissent in Warrick
v. Pro Cor Ambulance, Inc., 559 Pa. 44, 739 A.2d 127 (Pa. 1999),
which recognized that operating of a motor vehicle "reflects
a continuance of activity," entailing "a series of decisions and
actions," taken together which transport the individual from
one place to another. The decisions of where and whether to
park, where and whether to turn, whether to engage brake lights,
whether to use appropriate signals, whether to turn lights on or
off, and the like, are all part of the "operation" of a vehicle. Id.
at 128. Hence, there was a prospect of liability, even though the
vehicle was not in motion or being "operated" in the usual sense.
There will undoubtedly be more decisions, as we see different
forms of ownership and use, combined with a greater "gig" and
"sharing" economy, which will surprise us lawyers. So as we
advise our government and private clients, we need to say more
and more that while we can do our best to predict, we will never
"assume."
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P.O. Box 1339
Reading, Pennsylvania 19603
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Fax: 610.378.5551
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