HUTCHISON EX REL. HUTCHISON v. LUDDY


763 A.2d 826 (2000)

Michael S. HUTCHISON, Jr., by Mary J. HUTCHISON, Parent and Natural Guardian v. Father Francis LUDDY, St. Therese's Catholic Church, Bishop James Hogan and Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. Appeal of Catholic Church, Bishop James Hogan and Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed October 25, 2000.

Reargument Denied January 4, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl A. Eck, Pittsburgh, for appellants.

Richard M. Serbin, Altoona, for Michael S. Hutchison, Jr., appellee.

BEFORE: TAMILIA, FORD ELLIOTT, AND BROSKY, JJ.


BROSKY, J.

¶ 1 This appeal is before us on remand from the Supreme Court with instructions to dispose of all issues not previously ruled upon. The heart of the controversy is the alleged sexual molestation of Appellee Michael Hutchison, a minor male with limited mental competency, by Father Francis Luddy, a Catholic priest. Hutchison, by his mother, Mary J. Hutchison, brought a civil action in June of 1987 to recover...

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