McGINN v. VALLOTI


363 Pa.Super. 88 (1987)

525 A.2d 732

Cecilia McGINN, Appellant, v. Joseph M. VALLOTI, M.D.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed March 16, 1987.

Reargument Denied May 29, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Avram G. Adler, Philadelphia, for appellant.

R. Bruce Morrison, Norristown, for appellee.

Before CIRILLO, President Judge, and ROWLEY and BECK, JJ.


BECK, Judge:

The issue is whether the Workmen's Compensation Act immunizes a physician employed by a company from liability to a co-employee who states a cause of action for intentional fraudulent misrepresentation. We find the company physician may be liable and therefore reverse the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the physician.

In April 1980, plaintiff-appellant, Cecilia McGinn, injured her wrist while on the job as an assembly worker...

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