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Negligent Handling of Property Not Barred by Sovereign Immunity
by David Reutter
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania affirmed a trial court's denial of Stephen Palmer's claim of "conversion" of his personal property by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC). It reversed and remanded his claim of negligent handling of that property.
Palmer, a DOC prisoner, complained that the actions ...
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