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Bowmaster v. Clair

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Oct 15, 2008
959 A.2d 900 (Pa. 2008)

Opinion

No. 970 MAL 2007.

October 15, 2008.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal No. 970 MAL 2007 from the Order of the Superior Court at 2010 MDA 2006, dated August 15, 2007, reversing and remanding the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Centre County at Civil No. 2003-2042, dated November 6, 2006.

Prior Report: Pa.Super., 933 A.2d 86.


ORDER


AND NOW, this 15th day of October, 2008, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is hereby GRANTED. The issues, as stated by Petitioner are:

a. Where a minor child's estate may be legally liable to pay medical expenses resulting from an injury, can the child sue the tortfeasor for reimbursement of those medical expenses?

b. Did the Pennsylvania Legislature intend to permit a minor receiving medical assistance to sue a tortfeasor for medical expenses when it enacted 62 P.S. § 1409(b)?

c. Is a minor child a "beneficiary" of medical assistance as defined in 62 P.S. § 1409(b)(13)?


Summaries of

Bowmaster v. Clair

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Oct 15, 2008
959 A.2d 900 (Pa. 2008)
Case details for

Bowmaster v. Clair

Case Details

Full title:Emily D. BOWMASTER, An Incapacitate Person, By and Through Donna BOWMASTER…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Oct 15, 2008

Citations

959 A.2d 900 (Pa. 2008)
959 A.2d 900

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