Opinion ID: 1506787
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Heading: Tort of Intrusion

Text: Section 9-1-28.1(a)(1) protects [t]he right to be secure from unreasonable intrusion upon one's physical solitude or seclusion. Liability exists when there is an invasion of something that is entitled to be private or would be expected to be private, § 9-1-28.1(a)(1)(A)(i), and the invasion would be offensive or objectionable to a reasonable man. Section 9-1-28.1(a)(1)(A)(ii). [15] The person who discloses the information need not benefit from the disclosure to be held liable. Section 9-1-28.1(a)(1)(B). Since there are no allegations in the complaint that the information possessed by the Governor was acquired through any wrongful or improper means, the depositors have not stated a cause of action for intrusion under § 9-1-28.1(a)(1). See Harris by Harris v. Easton Publishing Co., 335 Pa.Super. 141, 483 A.2d 1377 (1984) (no tort of invasion of privacy shown because the facts published were not obtained by intentional intrusion). 2