Legal Opinion
Wetzel v. City of Altoona
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 22, 1992No. 1988 C.D. 1991PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIEDMAN, Judge.
Deere & Company (Deere) appeals from the August 26, 1991 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Blair County, granting the City of Altoona’s (City) motion for summary judgment and dismissing the City as a defendant in a negligence action. The issue before this court is whether the City was the employer of Kevin Wetzel (decedent), a summer laborer, and so entitled to immunity from civil liability pursuant to The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act). 1 We affirm.
The facts may be summarized as follows. Decedent was a participant in the Summer Youth Employment Program…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ritmanich v. Jonnel Enterprises, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- English v. Lehigh County AuthoritySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Prince v. PavoniSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Keller v. Old Lycoming TownshipSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- County of Armstrong v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Allen v. MellingerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Kahres v. HenryCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Mayflower Square Condominium Ass'n v. KMALM, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Canot v. City of EastonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- G & B Packing v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
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