Legal Opinion
Patterson v. Lycoming County
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 31, 2002PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
President Judge COLINS.
John and Robin Robinson appeal the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County sustaining the preliminary objections of Lycoming County and Lycoming County Children and Youth Services (CYS) and dismissing the Robinsons’ third-party complaint against the County and CYS as additional defendants in Ja-naea Patterson’s wrongful death action against the Robinsons.1 The trial court concluded that the Robinsons were not employees of the County within the meaning of the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act (Act)2 and thus were not entitled to indemnity by…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hammermill Paper Co. v. Rust Engineering Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Kuzel v. KrauseCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Thermo-Guard, Inc. v. CochranSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Wilson Et Vir v. MiladinCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Womeldorf ex rel. Womeldorf v. CooperCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Leshko v. ServisCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
- Leshko v. ServisCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
- Patterson v. Lycoming CountyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002