HACKETT v. UNITED AIRLINES


364 Pa.Super. 612 (1987)

528 A.2d 971

Frances C. HACKETT, Individually and as Executrix of the Estate of Catherine A. Cook, Appellant v. UNITED AIRLINES and William R. May Funeral Home, Inc.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed July 13, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph L. Foley, Glenside, for appellant.

Jonathan S. Ziss, Philadelphia, for United Airlines, appellee.

William B. Brooks, Norristown, for William F. May, appellee.

Before CAVANAUGH, BROSKY and TAMILIA, JJ.


BROSKY, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order sustaining preliminary objections, in the nature of a demurrer, to appellant's complaint. Appellant's sole contention on appeal is that the trial court misread and misapplied Pennsylvania law when it found that appellant's complaint failed to state a cause of action. Upon review of the relevant pleadings and the arguments of counsel, we now affirm.

Appellant is Frances C. Hackett, who brought suit in Montgomery...

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