Workers, Motorist Escape Injury When Car Slides Into Bakery 
Woman's Car Skidded 
On Patch Of Ice In Parking 
Lot And Hit Two Storefront Windows

Adrienne Chesna 
Jan. 3, 1996 
Mrs. Adrienne P. Chesna Of West Dorrance Street, Kingston, Died Wednesday At 
The Wilkes-barre General Hospital.

By P. DOUGLAS FILAROSKI; Times Leader Staff Writer
 Friday, January 05, 1996 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 





WILKES-BARRE -- A federal court denied an appeal by former Mayor Lee Namey
and six city planning commissioners seeking personal immunity from a
disgruntled developer's million-dollar lawsuit. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The decision by a three-judge panel in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals
in Philadelphia backs up a U.S. District Court judge in Scranton in a case
involving Hanover Township developer Daniel DelBalso. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In 1993, Delbalso filed suit against Namey and the commissioners, alleging
the former mayor conspired with commissioners in an "arbitrary and capricious"
way to defeat his housing project. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Among other things, the suit claims Namey directed letters to neighbors of
the proposed project in an effort to organize opposition. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The mayor then contacted commissioners and pressured some to vote against
the project, the suit alleges. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The complaint seeks nearly $1 million in damages on two separate counts. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 DelBalso won a victory in Luzerne County Court reversing the commission's
decision that halted the project. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 In the federal suit, U.S. District Court Judge Edwin Kosik of Scranton
denied both sides' motions Tuesday. The motions would have allowed summary
judgments without trials. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 In the decision, Kosik ruled against requests for immunity by Namey and
commission members Sue Strassman, Charles Flannery, Jack Jones, John Keebles,
William Lisman and William Vinsko. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Third Circuit court previously granted board members immunity when
their actions were "objectively reasonable," Kosik noted. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 However, "if the defendants' actions were arbitrary and capricious, then
their conduct is not `objectively reasonable,"' he said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 DelBalso attorney Bruce Phillips said the appeals court decision would
leave Namey and the commission members exposed to personal financial liability
should his side win the case. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "We'll just go to court with it," Namey said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Barring further appeal, the case heads back to district court where
Phillips expects a trial date to be set. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Federal Judge Denies Appeal Of Namey, Board Members