Title: Peck v. Delaware Cty Board of Prison Inspectors (Dissenting Opinion)

State: pennsylvania

Issuer: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Document:

[J-91-2002] [MO: NEWMAN, J.] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT JOHN PECK, Appellee v. DELAWARE COUNTY BOARD OF PRISON INSPECTORS, Appellant : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : No. 3 MAP 2002 Appeal from the Order of the Commonwealth Court entered January 22, 2001, at No. 3148 C.D. 1999, reversing and remanding the Order of Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, entered November 9, 1999, at No. 97-15878. ARGUED: May 16, 2002 DISSENTING OPINION MR. JUSTICE CAPPY DECIDED: DECEMBER 31, 2002 I respectfully dissent, joining only that portion of Justice Castille's dissenting opinion which would conclude that the legislation creating the Delaware County Board of Prison Inspectors is sufficient to satisfy the contract element of the test set out in McDonald v. Levinson Steel Co., 153 A. 424 (Pa. 1930) for determining whether a party is a statutory employer under Section 203 of the Workers' Compensation Act. 77 P.S. §52.