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Petition of Dwyer

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 19, 1979No. 44, 45 and 46 Misc. Docket, 1979PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LARSEN, Justice.

This is a case of first impression in this jurisdiction. It presents the issue of whether “quasi-judicial immunity” *588insulates officials of a state agency from criminal liability and prosecution for the consequences of official agency acts alleged to have been performed by said officials in a wanton, reckless and grossly negligent manner where there are no allegations of corruption or bad faith in their conduct.

On September 15,1977, a safety inspector for the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry conducted an inspection of the Allen Motor Inn, a three-story…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Stump v. SparkmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Butz v. EconomouSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Bradley v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
  4. Yaselli v. GoffCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1926
  5. Standard Oil Co. v. City of LincolnSupreme Court of the United States · 1927

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Praisner v. StockerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Carroll v. County of YorkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  3. Feingold v. HillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. United States Steel Corp. v. PapadakosCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Pollina v. DishongSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014

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