Legal Opinion

Roe v. Pennsylvania Game Commission

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 22, 2016No. 409 M.D. 2014PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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JUDGE COVEY

The Pennsylvania Gam,e Commission (Commission) .preliminarily objects to Carl Roe’s (Roe) Amended Complaint averring three contract breach claims and a promissory estoppel claim against the Commission. The Commission asserts that Roe’s claims, inter alia, are barred by sovereign immunity or; in the alternative, fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Board of Claims (Board). Essentially, the issue before the Court is whether sovereign immunity is a bar' to Roe’s claims.' After review, we sustain the Commission’s preliminary objections and dismiss Roe’s Amended…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Cartwright v. CartwrightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
  2. Lesko v. Frankford Hospital-Bucks CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  3. Adams Outdoor Adv., Lp. v. Zoning Hearing Bd. of Smithfield TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  4. Pennsylvania State Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police v. Commonwealth, Department of Conservation & Natural ResourcesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  5. Ezy Parks v. LarsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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3Cited by13 opinions

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