Balentine, V. v. Chester Water Auth, et al - No. (Granted) (petitions for allowance of appeal)

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT M.D. Appeal Dkt. 119 MAP 2016 VICTORIA BALENTINE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF EDWIN OMAR MEDINAFLORES, DECEASED, Petitioner v. CHESTER WATER AUTHORITY, WYATT A. ROLAND, MICHAEL W. ROLAND AND CHARLES MATTHEWS, Respondents : No. 451 MAL 2016 : : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from : the Order of the Commonwealth Court : : : : : : : : : : : ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 21st day of December, 2016, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as rephrased by this Court, is: Whether the Commonwealth Court erred in holding that the involuntary movement of a vehicle does not constitute operation of a motor vehicle for purposes of the vehicle liability exception to governmental immunity under 42 Pa.C.S. § 8542(b)(1).

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