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· 10/27/1978

Bell v. Koppers Co., Inc.

Citations

  • 392 A.2d 1380
  • 481 Pa. 454
  • 1978 Pa. LEXIS 1098

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that 77 P.S. § 481(b) “more than alters, it obliterates, a cause of action,” effectively “foreclose[ing] the adjudication of the liability of the employer’
  • holding section 303 did not bar joinder of employer in suit where injuries occurred prior to effective date and suit was filed subsequent to effective date
  • some statutes that appear in an ostensibly procedural form may actually contain a substantive right

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Judges: Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix, Manderino, Larsen

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