Legal Opinion
Keller v. Old Lycoming Township
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 20, 1981No. 350PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPAETH, Judge:
This is an appeal from an order granting summary judgment in favor of Old Lycoming Township and against Shirley Keller, executrix of the estate of Harold Keller, deceased. Keller died on September 15, 1975, as a result of injuries sustained when a ditch he was excavating collapsed. At the time of his death, he was working in a program created under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA). 1 His executrix brought wrongful death and survival actions against the township. The township moved for summary judgment on the theory that it was Keller’s employer and thereby…
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