NAVARRO v. GEORGE


150 Pa.Commw. 229 (1992)

615 A.2d 890

Sixto M. NAVARRO v. Sandy GEORGE, Registered Nurse and Doctor Cohen, Individually And In Their Official Capacities et al. Appeal of Sandy GEORGE, Appellant.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 26, 1992.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Granted April 19, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Dodd-o, Deputy Atty. Gen., for appellant.

Edward P. Shaughnessy, for appellee.

Before PALLADINO and PELLEGRINI, JJ., and SILVESTRI, Senior Judge.


SILVESTRI, Senior Judge.

Sandy George (George) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County which denied her petition to open and/or strike default judgment. We reverse.

On July 22, 1988, Sixto Navarro (Navarro), an inmate at the State Correctional Institute — Dallas (prison), filed a civil action in trespass against George, a nurse, and Doctor Cohen, both of whom worked...

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