BAER v. COMMONWEALTH, 564 Pa. 603 (2001)

770 A.2d 287

RICHARD L. BAER AND MARY J. BAER, EXECUTORS OF THE ESTATE OF JENNET HERSH A/K/A JENNET L. FRAZEE, DECEASED, Appellants v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Appellee SUZETTE M. JACKSON AND LARRY JACKSON, INDIVIDUALLY; SUZETTE M. JACKSON, ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF MARISSA JACKSON, DECEASED; SUZETTE M. JACKSON, AS TRUSTEE AD LITEM ON BEHALF OF THE HEIRS OF JENNET HERSH, DECEASED, Appellants v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Appellee v. ALBERT H. HERSH, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Western District.Argued: September 12, 2000.
Decided: March 21, 2001.

Appeal from the Order of the Commonwealth Court entered 6/17/98 at No. 806CD97 affirming the Order of theCourt of Common Pleas of Somerset County entered 3/4/97 at No. 79 civil 95 No. 48 WAP 1999 and No. 47 WAP 1999.

Prior report: Pa.Cmwlth, 713 A. 2d 189.

Michael Howard rosenzweig, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

John G. Knoorr, Harrisburg, Brian H. Baxter, Pittsburgh, Andrew L. Horvath, for appellee.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.

ORDER
PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 21st day of March, 2001, the order of the Commonwealth Court is affirmed solely on the basis of our

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decision in Dean v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, 751 A.2d 1130 (Pa. 2000). The motion for summary affirmance is dismissed as moot.

Justice Nigro dissents.

Madame Justice NEWMAN did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.