Jones v. P.M.A. Insurance

BECK, Judge:

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in sustaining appellees’ preliminary objections. The trial court concluded that appellant’s sole remedy was provided by The Workers’ Compensation Act, Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. § 1, et seq. (herein “the Act”), and that the trial court therefore lacked jurisdiction.

We affirm the trial court and conclude that preliminary objections were properly sustained but for reasons different from the trial court’s. 1

The relevant facts are as follows. Appellant sustained an injury within the scope of his…