Legal Opinion
Freach v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 28, 1977No. 356, 357PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
POMEROY, Justice.
These are two survival and wrongful death actions brought by the personal representatives and parents of two teenage boys, Paul Freach and Edmund Keen, respectively, both of whom were allegedly murdered by one William Wright. The defendants in No. 356 are the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare, Farview State Hospital, the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, and the Pennsylvania Bureau of Correction. The defendants in No. 357 are the superintendent, six staff doctors and numerous employes of Farview State Hospital,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by95 opinions
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