Legal Opinion

Taras v. Wausau Ins. Companies

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 6, 1992No. 591PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FORD ELLIOTT, Judge:

This is an appeal from the December 20,1990 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County, granting Wausau Insurance Company and Barbara Eckels’ preliminary objections and dismissing appellants’ complaint with prejudice. The trial court concluded that Eckels and Wausau were immune from suit pursuant to the statutory immunity provisions in the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Because we find the injury for which appellant seeks redress from these appellees to be non-work related, we reverse the order granting appellees’ preliminary objections.

Appellant, Brian Taras, was…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Hoffman v. Misericordia HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  2. Birl v. Philadelphia Electric Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  3. Farinacci v. Beaver County Industrial Development AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  4. Clevenstein v. RizzutoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  5. Lewis v. School Dist. of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Santiago v. Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  2. Soto v. Nabisco, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  3. Winterberg v. CNA InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1994
  4. Bocchicchio v. General Public Utilities Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  5. Edwards v. Germantown HospitalSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999

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