Legal Opinion
C.J.M. v. Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
Decided August 13, 2004No. 4048; no. 0707Published
1Opinion of the Court
NEW, J.,
The statutory violation/ negligence per se and intentional failure to supervise claims are dismissed. Plaintiffs’ other claims are barred by the applicable two-year statute of limitations. Consequently, the defendants’ motions for judgment on the pleadings are granted.
PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL HISTORY
From January to May 2004, plaintiffs commenced lawsuits against various religious authorities. Plaintiffs allege, during their childhood, they were abused by various priests and, in some cases, a former nun,1 (priests) employed by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.2 The earliest allegation of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Pocono International Raceway, Inc. v. Pocono Produce, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Denise Bohus v. Stanley A. BeloffCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Cathcart v. Keene Industrial InsulationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Bata v. Central-Penn Nat. Bank of Phila.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Nesbitt v. Erie Coach Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
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