Legal Opinion

Fern v. Ussler

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 2, 1993No. 3971PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOFFMAN, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order granting appellees’, William Ussier, Jr. and Josephine Ussier, motion for summary judgment. Appellant, Steven E. Fern, Jr., presents the following question for our review:

Whether individuals acting in a capacity outside their corporate roles are entitled to the immunities of the Workman’s Compensation Act which would apply to the employer corporation, thus entitling them to the entry of Summary Judgment in their favor?

Appellant’s Brief at 3. For the following reasons, we reverse.

The relevant facts as set forth by the trial court are as follows:

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Dibble v. Security of America Life InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  2. APPLE v. ReichertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  3. Laventhol & Horwath v. Dependable Ins. Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  4. FLANDERS v. HoySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Bell v. KaterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  2. Neidert, Z. v. Charlie, A.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  3. Evans v. ThompsonWashington Supreme Court · 1994
  4. Powell v. ErbCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1998
  5. Employers Mutual Casualty Co. v. Boiler Erection & Repair Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008

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