Legal Opinion

Hazy v. Pittsburgh Coal Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 13, 1956No. Appeal, 111PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

Per Curiam,

The plaintiff, as administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband, brought the present action against the defendant company, the husband’s employer, for damages for his allegedly wrongful death. The defendant filed preliminary objections, in the nature of a demurrer, to the complaint on the ground that the plaintiff’s exclusive remedy was under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. The learned court below sustained the objections and dismissed the complaint in an order from which the plaintiff has brought this appeal. The opinion of the learned court below disposed of the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Capozzoli v. Stone & Webster Engineering Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  2. Walcofski v. Lehigh Valley Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
  3. McIntyre v. STRAUSSERSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  4. Lincoln v. National Tube Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
  5. Jackson v. GleasonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Neal v. Carey Canadian Mines, Ltd.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1982
  2. Evans v. Allentown Portland Cement Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
  3. Atkins v. URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTH., ETC.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Winston Hartwell v. Allied Chemical Corporation, Parent CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
  5. Turner Construction Co v. HebnerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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