Legal Opinion
Ulicny v. National Dust Collector Corporation
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 10, 1975No. Civ. A. 71-3088PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
EDWARD R. BECKER, District J udge.
This case presents the question of whether the Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act, 77 Pa.Stat.Ann. § 1 et seq., bars recovery of damages against an employer guilty of “reckless and wanton conduct in disregard of the safety of others”. We hold that it does.
The case comes to us because of diversity of citizenship. Plaintiff seeks damages under the Pennsylvania Wrongful Death and Survival Acts, 12 Pa.Stat. Ann. §§ 1601-1604; 20 Pa.Stat.Ann. § 3371, for the death of Thomas J. Ulicny, who suffered fatal injuries on December 29,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- McDonald v. Levinson Steel Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
- Hattersley v. BolltCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Readinger v. GottschallSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Southern Wire & Iron, Inc. v. FowlerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
- Bryan v. JeffersNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1968
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Neal v. Carey Canadian Mines, Ltd.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1982
- Arcell v. Ashland Chemical Co., Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1977
- Higgins v. Clearing MacHine Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Weldon v. Celotex Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Tysenn v. Johns-Manville Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
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