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City, Water Authority Liable for Dangerous Conditions
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1989.tb03269.x
Subject(s) - trespass , law , supreme court , breach of contract , business , public authority , sovereign immunity , political science , damages
Although a municipal water authority and city were entitled to immunity from suit based on claims of trespass and breach of contract for supplying parasite‐infested water, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled that they could be sued for maintaining a dangerous condition at the water facility.