Legal Opinion
Com., Dept. of Transp. v. Taylor
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 20, 2004No. 52 WAP 2000PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JUSTICE CASTILLE.
The issue before this Court is whether the statutory privilege set forth in § 3754(b) of the Motor Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 101 et seq., justified the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation (Penn DOT) in moving to quash a subpoena secured by appellee Gerald S. Taylor, which sought Penn DOT accident reports, safety studies, and accident investigations for the purpose of preparing his defense in a criminal prosecution. The courts below construed the privilege not according to its plain language, but in a narrower fashion dictated by the courts’ view…
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