Michael S. HUTCHINSON, Jr., By Mary J. HUTCHINSON, Parent and Natural Guardian, Petitioners, v. Father Francis LUDDY, St. Thereses Catholic Church, Bishop James Hogan and Diocese of Altoona Johnstown, Respondents

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 27th day of November, 2001, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED to the following issue:

Did the Superior Court err in determining as a matter of law that a negligence claim under Section 371 of the Restatement (Second) of Torts can never support an award of punitive damages against an employer, even when the employer is found to have engaged in willful, reckless, and abhorrent conduct?