481 Pa. 540
393 A.2d 293
Decided January 18, 1978
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · decided 1978-01-18
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Decided 1978-01-18
Cited by 156 later decisions — most recently July 2014 · most notably Gibson v. Commonwealth (1980), Carroll v. County of York (1981)
2 federal appellate · 145 state decisions
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¶1concurring.
¶2I join with the majority opinion. There is not, nor has there ever been, any reason for employees of the Commonwealth to be immune from lawsuits for their negligent behavior, while at the same time, all other employees (employees of private employers) have been, and are, subject to lawsuits for their negligent behavior. All citizens should be treated equally.