FLANDERS v. Hoy

Opinion by

Cercone, J.,

This appeal arises from the order of the lower court which sustained the preliminary objections of the defendant, Mrs. Hoy, and struck off the plaintiff’s complaint in trespass. The court thereupon entered judgment for the defendant. The facts of the case, which are not disputed, are as follows:

Mrs. Flanders, the plaintiff-appellant herein, and Mrs. Hoy both worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDot) in its Cameron office. Mrs. Flanders, the chief clerk in that office, lived in the small community of Sinnemahoning approximately fifteen miles…