Connor v. Archdiocese of Philadelphia

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania September 24, 2008

Connor v. Archdiocese of Philadelphia, 957 A.2d 1175 (Pa. 2008)

McCaffery

Opinion

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 24th day of September, 2008, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED on the following issue:

Did the Superior Court err in applying the deference rule to Petitioners’ negligent infliction of emotional distress and defamation claims?

Justice MCCAFFERY did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.

Full Case Name: Kimberly CONNOR and Larry Connor, in Their Own Right and as the Parents and Guardians of Eric Connor, a Minor, Petitioners v. ARCHDIOCESE OF PHILADELPHIA, St. Eleanor’s School, Reverend Patrick Sweeney, Pastor and Sister Mary Marie Heenan, RNSI, Respondents
Status: Published