T. Abraham Aplt. v. Com. of Pa. Dept. of Gen Services, G. Crowell, Sec. of the Com. of Pa., Dept of Gen. Serv. and M. Ryan, Deputy Sec. of the Public Works of the Com. of Pa. Dept of Gen Ser. (Per Curiam Order)

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT THOMAS S. ABRAHAM, : : Appellant : : : v. : : : COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL : SERVICES, GARY W. CROWELL, : SECRETARY OF THE : COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL : SERVICES, AND MERLE H. RYAN, : DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE PUBLIC : WORKS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF : PENNSYLVANIA, DEPARTMENT OF : GENERAL SERVICES, : : Appellees. : 47 W.D. Appeal Dkt. 1998 Appeal from the Order of the Commonwealth Court entered on May 18, 1998 at No. 439 M.D. 1997, granting Appellees Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 17th day of August, 1999, the Order of the Commonwealth Court is REVERSED, appellant s complaint is REINSTATED and this matter is REMANDED to the Commonwealth Court for further proceedings. The Commonwealth Court misapplied the governing legal standard. Under the Whistleblower Act, 43 Pa.C.S. §§ 1421 et seq., assuming the truth of all the allegations in appellant s Complaint and drawing all inferences reasonably deducible therefrom, appellant has pled facts sufficient to sustain a cause of action. Accordingly, the Commonwealth Court erred by granting appellees Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. Jurisdiction is relinquished. Mr. Justice Cappy dissents.

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