Steiner by Steiner v. Bell Tele. Co.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROWLEY, Judge:

The sole issue raised in this appeal is whether Pennsylvania should recognize a cause of action by a child for loss of parental consortium when the parent is injured by a third-party tort-feasor’s negligence. For the reasons set forth herein, we affirm the order of the trial court and refuse to recognize such a cause of action.

On December 29, 1981, the two minor appellants 1 were at home with their mother when someone broke into the house. Hearing the intruder’s footsteps, the appellants’ mother dialed the Bell Telephone Company’s directory assistance number…