ESTATES OF HARDING AND COOPER

Nos. 19 T.D. 1987 and 488 C.D. 1987.

117 Pa.Commw. 371 (1988)

544 A.2d 1060

Theresa A. Harding, Administratrix of the Estate of Scott W. Harding, deceased, on behalf of the Estate of Scott W. Harding, deceased, and Theresa A. Harding, Administratrix of the Estate of Scott W. Harding, deceased, on behalf of the next of kin of Scott W. Harding, deceased, Appellant v. Margaret Galyias, t/d/b/a D & G Bar and Municipality of Bethel Park, Appellees. Donna L. Cooper, Administratrix of the Estate of Christopher L. Cooper, deceased, on behalf of the Estate of Christopher L. Cooper, deceased, and Donna L. Cooper, Administratrix of the Estate of Christopher L. Cooper, deceased, on behalf of the next of kin of Christopher L. Cooper, deceased, Appellant v. City of Pittsburgh, a municipal corporation, Appellee.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

June 29, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Quinn, Evans, Rosen, Portnoy, Quinn & Donohue, for appellants, Theresa A. Harding et al. and Donna L. Cooper et al.

Robert W. Deer, for appellee, Margaret Galyias, t/d/b/a D & G Bar.

Thomas J. Madigan, Tighe, Evan & Ehrman, for appellee, Municipality of Bethel Park.

Robert B. Smith, Assistant City Solicitor, with him, D. R. Pellegrini, City Solicitor, for appellee, City of Pittsburgh.

Argued March 23, 1988, before President Judge CRUMLISH, JR., and Judges CRAIG, MacPHAIL, COLINS, PALLADINO, McGINLEY and SMITH.


OPINION BY JUDGE PALLADINO, June 29, 1988:

These consolidated cases involve appeals from orders of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas in two separate cases involving Pennsylvania common law wrongful death and survivor actions (PA actions) and a federal cause of action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1983 (Section 1983 action).1 Theresa A. Harding, Administratrix of the Estate of Scott W. Harding, appeals from an order granting the...

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