RANERI v. DePOLO ET AL.

No. 1921 C.D. 1977.

40 Pa.Commw. 18 (1979)

F. Donald Raneri, Appellant v. Leo DePolo and the County of Westmoreland, Appellees.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

January 18, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Galloway, with him Ackerman & Galloway, for appellant.

Robert M. Gesselman, with him Irving L. Bloom, Christ. C. Walthour, Jr., and Kunkle, Walthour and Garland, for appellees.

Argued November 2, 1978, before Judges MENCER, DISALLE and CRAIG, sitting as a panel of three.


OPINION BY JUDGE MENCER, January 18, 1979:

F. Donald Raneri, a Westmoreland County Detective, instituted an action in trespass against Leo DePolo and the County of Westmoreland, alleging that Leo DePolo, Chief County Detective of Westmoreland County, made defamatory statements with respect to Raneri.

Both defendants filed preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer, DePolo asserting that he is cloaked with either absolute or conditional immunity and...

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