Legal Opinion
Field v. Philadelphia Electric Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 12, 1989No. 00363PublishedCited by 177 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HESTER, Judge:
This is an appeal from an April 29, 1988 order which granted appellees’ demurrer to five counts of appellants’ eight-count complaint. 1 George and Dawn Field (appellants) instituted this action against Philadelphia Electric Co., Bartlett Nuclear, Inc., Allen H. Hilsmeier, and C. Stuart Nelson (appellees) to recover for injuries resulting from an alleged intentional exposure to high levels of radiation and for lost wages due to alleged wrongful terminations. By its April 29, 1988 order, the trial court dismissed the counts of appellants’ complaint which sought damages for…
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