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YANCOSKIE v. DELAWARE PORT AUTH.

478 Pa. 396 (1978)

387 A.2d 41

Lorraine YANCOSKIE, Administratrix, of the Estate of Francis J. Yancoskie and Jason Adam Yancoskie, by his mother and natural guardian, Lorraine Yancoskie and Lorraine Yancoskie in her own right, Appellants, v. DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 28, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis Samuel Fine, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Elizabeth M. McKenna, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.

OPINION

POMEROY, Justice.

The central question for decision in this case is whether the Delaware River Port Authority is immune from suit in trespass in the courts of this State. We hold that it is not.

Appellant's husband died as a result of injuries sustained on August 16, 1972, while employed in the construction of the Admiral Barry Bridge from Chester, Pennsylvania, to Bridgeport, New Jersey. A wrongful death and survival action against the appellee...

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