Legal Opinion
Goryeb v. Com. Dept. of Public Welfare
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 17, 1990No. 127 E.D. Appeal Docket 1989PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McDERMOTT, Justice.
This is the appeal of Emil Goryeb, Executor of the Estate of Greg Goryeb, Thomas Nice, III, and Marie Collins, (appellants) from the opinion and order of the Commonwealth Court, 1 reversing the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County, which denied the summary judgment motion filed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Department of Public Welfare, Clarks Summit State Hospital and Dr. Yao C. Wang (appellees). We reverse.
The undisputed facts are that at or about 4:30 P.M. on November 21, 1984, the eve of Thanksgiving, Jeffrey Geiger was brought to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Chevalier v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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3Cited by41 opinions
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