Walters v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

June and Robert L. Walters, husband and wife, appeal an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, which granted a motion for judgment on the pleadings in the Walters’ tort action against the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. We must determine ¡whether the trial court erred when it concluded that the Walters’ suit was barred by sovereign immunity.

In August, 1980, Mrs. Walters was injured in a two-car collision, which occurred on U.S. Route 22 in Westmoreland County. DOT had suspended the operating privileges of the driver of the other car, William…