Legal Opinion
Schanne, R., Aplt. v. Addis, J.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 17, 2015No. 106 MAP 2014PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Chief Justice SAYLOR.
We granted the Third Circuit’s petition for certification in this defamation case. The question is whether the judicial privilege extends to an allegation made concerning a school teacher by a former student, where the allegation was made before quasi-judicial proceedings were commenced and without any intent that it lead to such proceedings.
Robert Schanne taught physics at Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, Pennsylvania from September 1997 through December 2010. Jenna Addis was his student during her junior and senior years, from 2001 until her graduation in…
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