HUTCHISON EX. REL. HUTCHISON v. LUDDY


896 A.2d 1260 (2006)

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: St. Therese's Catholic Church, Bishop James Hogan and Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, Appellants.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed March 22, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric N. Anderson, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Richard M. Serbin, Altoona, for appellees.

BEFORE: FORD ELLIOTT, TODD, and TAMILIA, JJ.


OPINION BY FORD ELLIOTT, J.:

¶ 1 On second remand from our supreme court, we are asked to decide a single issue: whether the evidence presented in this case supported the jury's award of punitive damages against the Diocesan parties. We find the evidence supported the award and therefore affirm.

¶ 2 This case has traveled a long and tortured path through our appellate courts since it arrived on our dockets in July of 1994. Prior to its arrival here...

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