SCOTT v. KOPP


494 Pa. 487 (1981)

431 A.2d 959

Perry M. SCOTT and Donna R. Scott, Trustees ad litem, Appellants, v. Donald O. KOPP, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 8, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard E. Kalis, III, Steven J. Proctor, Pottstown, for appellants.

Edward F. Kane, Norristown, for appellee.

Before ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY, KAUFFMAN and WILKINSON, JJ.


FLAHERTY, Justice.

The question at issue in this case is whether there is a right of recovery under the Pennsylvania Survival Act of June 30, 1972, P.L. 508, No. 164, § 2, 20 Pa. C.S.A. § 3371 or the Wrongful Death Act of April 15, 1851, P.L. 669, § 19, 12 P.S. § 1601 on behalf of a stillborn child who died as a result of injuries received en ventre sa mere.

The pertinent facts of the case as alleged in the complaint are as follows. On...

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