Legal Opinion

Bell v. Rockview State Correctional Facility

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 27, 1993PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NARICK, Senior Judge.

Darryl E. Bell (Petitioner) appeals from the trial court’s sustaining the preliminary objections of Rockview State Correctional Facility and Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (Respondents) which resulted in the dismissal of Petitioner’s action against Respondents.1 We vacate and remand.

The facts in this case are as follows. Petitioner filed a complaint against Respondents, alleging that on June 19, 1989, he was injured by steam from an “un-isolated steam line.” (Certified Record, p. 2a.)2 Paragraph 8 alleges as follows:

8. The accident was caused exclusively and…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. LUITWEILER v. Northchester Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Smith & McMaster, P.C. v. Newtown BoroughCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Kusher v. WoloschukCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  2. G. Wilkins v. Hon. Francis T. Chardo, IIICommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
  3. J. Beers v. PA State PoliceCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  4. R. Fennell v. Capt. N D GossCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  5. Stanley, S. v. Hendershot, N.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

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