Legal Opinion
Gaston v. Diocese of Allentown
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 20, 1998PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CIRILLO, President Judge Emeritus.
This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County granting the defendants’ preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer. We affirm.
Appellants, Joseph Gaston and Susan Ga-ston, individually and as guardians for Lisa Gaston and Ryan Gaston, their minor children, filed a complaint against appellees/de-fendants, The Diocese of Allentown, The Diocese of Allentown Department of Education, and Kathleen Kelly-Brockel. The complaint alleged negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress and sought compensatory and punitive…
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