Case Name: Kristoffer Wright, a minor by his Parents and Natural Guardians, Louis Wright and Kelly Wright, and Louis Wright and Kelly Wright in their own behalf, Plaintiffs v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Defendant
Court: Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1977-04-04
Citations: 29 Pa. Commw. 457
Docket Number: No. 1062 C.D. 1976
Parties: Kristoffer Wright, a minor by his Parents and Natural Guardians, Louis Wright and Kelly Wright, and Louis Wright and Kelly Wright in their own behalf, Plaintiffs v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Defendant.
Judges: before Judges Wilkinson, Jr., Mencer and Blatt, sitting as a panel of three.
Reporter: Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Reports
Volume: 29
Pages: 457–459

Head Matter:
Kristoffer Wright, a minor by his Parents and Natural Guardians, Louis Wright and Kelly Wright, and Louis Wright and Kelly Wright in their own behalf, Plaintiffs v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Defendant.
Argued March 7, 1977,
before Judges Wilkinson, Jr., Mencer and Blatt, sitting as a panel of three.
John Woodcoclc, Jr., for plaintiff.
David Max Baer, Deputy Attorney General, with him J. Justin Blewitt, Jr., Deputy Attorney General, and Robert P. Kane, Attorney General, for defendant.
April 4, 1977:

Opinion:
Opinion by
Judge Blatt,
The plaintiff has filed an action in trespass within our original jurisdiction naming the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as defendant. The Commonwealth has filed a preliminary objection to the complaint raising the defense of absolute sovereign immunity.
Article I, Section 11 of the Pennsylvania Constitution provides, inter alia, that " [s]uits may be brought against the Commonwealth in such, manner, in such courts and in such cases as the Legislature may by law direct." Const, art. 1, §11. This provision has consistently been held to provide the Commonwealth with absolute sovereign immunity from suit. Brown v. Commonwealth, 453 Pa. 566, 305 A.2d 868 (1973); Biello v. Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, 454 Pa. 179, 301 A.2d 849 (1973).
The preliminary objection filed by the Commonwealth is, therefore, sustained and the complaint is dismissed.
Order
And Now, this 4th day of April, 1977, the Commonwealth's preliminary objection is sustained and the complaint is dismissed.