Legal Opinion
Forney v. Harrisburg State Hospital
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 17, 1975No. 13 Tr. Dkt. 1974PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Blatt,
Once again we have before us the issue of sovereign immunity. This time the issue is asserted in preliminary objections to a complaint in trespass brought by Shirley A. Forney against the Harrisburg State Hospital, a hospital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, along with some of its employees, and also against the Harrisburg Hospital, a private institution, along with some of its employees. The complaint, having been filed originally in the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County, was transferred to this Court in view of the fact that the Commonwealth was a party.1 The…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- DuBree v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Finley v. McNairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Kosek v. Wilkes-Barre Township School DistrictSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
- McCoy v. Liquor Control BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Balshy v. RankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Opie v. Glascow, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Schroeck v. Pennsylvania State PoliceCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Freach v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Walter v. COMMONWEALTHCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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