SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of
earliest event reported): June 7, 1996
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Pennsylvania 1-3522 25-0718085
(State or other (Commission (IRS employer
jurisdiction of file number) identification no.)
incorporation)
2800 Pottsville Pike, Reading, Muhlenberg Township, Berks County,
PA 19640-0001
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (610) 929-
3601
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
(a) Three Mile Island Litigation
On June 7, 1996, Judge Rambo of the US District Court
for the Middle District of Pennsylvania granted a motion for
summary judgment filed by the Company and its affiliates and
dismissed all 2,100 pending lawsuits claiming personal injury as
a result of the March 1979 Three Mile Island Unit No. 2 accident.
In essence, Judge Rambo ruled in her 97-page opinion that
plaintiffs had failed to demonstrate that they were exposed to
"cancer inducing levels of radiation." She found that, in
reviewing the record in the case for any and all evidence, viewed
in a light most favorable to the plaintiffs, there was no
evidence which created a genuine issue of material fact
warranting submission of plaintiffs' claims to a jury.
The Court had earlier excluded or restricted testimony
from most of the plaintiffs' proposed expert witnesses, finding
that it was not "scientifically based and reliable and based upon
good grounds."
The first 10 allegedly "representative" cases had been
scheduled for trial later in June, but were delayed indefinitely
pending Judge Rambo's decision on dismissing the lawsuits.
It is expected that the plaintiffs will appeal Judge
Rambo's ruling.
A copy of General Public Utilities Corporation's
related news release is attached as an exhibit.
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
1. News release dated June 10, 1996.
SIGNATURE
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934, THE REGISTRANT HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REPORT TO BE
SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED THEREUNTO DULY
AUTHORIZED.
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY
By:______________________________
Terrance G. Howson,
Vice President and Treasurer
Date: June 11, 1996