Legal Opinion · Dissent
Hamme v. Dreis & Krump Manufacturing Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 12, 1982No. 81-2174Published
1DissentRosenn, Circuit Judge
I disagree with the majority that we are bound by the decision of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania in Heckendorn v. Consolidated Rail Corp., 293 Pa.Super. 474, 439 A.2d 674 (1981). I am deeply troubled by the inequities engendered by Heckendorn’s construction of section 303(b) of the Workmen’s Compensation Act (WCA), Pa.Stat. Ann.tit. 77, § 481(b) (Purdon Cum.Supp. 1981-82), and of Pennsylvania’s Comparative Negligence Act, 42 Pa.Cons.Stat.Ann. § 7102 (Purdon 1981 Pamphlet). Because I believe that the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania will not follow the Heckendorn decision, but instead will…
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