Com., Dept. of Transp. v. Taylor

841 A.2d 108 (2004)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Appellant

v.

Gerald S. TAYLOR, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Re-submitted March 7, 2001.

Decided January 20, 2004.

D. Michael Fisher, Calvin R. Coons, Harrisburg, for Com., Dept. of Transp., appellant.

Richard Wile, for Gerald S. Taylor, appellee.

Before CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR and EAKIN, JJ.

OPINION

JUSTICE CASTILLE.

The issue before this Court is whether the statutory privilege set forth in § 3754(b) of the Motor Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 101 et seq., justified the Commonwealth of…