Rhoads v. Phila. Housing Authority - July 2009 - Cmwlth. Court (2-1)
http://origin-www.courts.state.pa.us/OpPosting/Cwealth/out/1966CD08_7-27-09.pdf
Held: The housing authority is a "commonwealth agency" entitled to sovereign immunity under 42 Pa. C.S. sec. 8522 from a suit against PHA for intentional tort claims of wrongful use of civil proceedings and fraudulent misrepresentation, and demands for punitive damages based on allegations that the PHA filed a false claim against plaintiff, in another suit, for breach of contract.
The dissent argued that the PHA is not a "commonwealth agency" bur rather a "local authority," not entitled to immunity under the statute.
