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FREACH v. COMMONWEALTH

471 Pa. 558 (1977)

370 A.2d 1163

Gail FREACH, Administratrix of the Estate of Paul J. Freach, Deceased, et al., Appellants, v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania et al. Gail FREACH, Administratrix of the Estate of Paul J. Freach, Deceased, et al., Appellants, v. John P. SHOVLIN et al.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 28, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E.V. Pieski, Scranton, for appellants.

Norman J. Watkins, Deputy Atty. Gen., for the Com.

Edwin L. Scherlis, Joe Goldberg, Philadelphia, Christian S. Erb, Jr., Harrisburg, Cody H. Brooks, Scranton, for appellees, Shovlin and Burke.

Before JONES, C.J., and EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

POMEROY, Justice.

These are two survival and wrongful death actions brought by the personal representatives and parents of two teenage boys, Paul Freach and Edmund Keen, respectively, both of whom were allegedly murdered by one William Wright. The defendants in No. 356 are the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare, Farview State Hospital, the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, and the Pennsylvania...

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