Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1971

Young v. Philadelphia School District

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided April 22, 1971 · Barbieri, Bell, Brien, Eagen, Jones, Pomeroy, Roberts

442 Pa. 638; 276 A.2d 301; 1971 Pa. LEXIS 1094

Opinion of the Court

Opinion

Per Curiam,

Judgment affirmed. See, Carlo v. Scranton, 319 Pa. 417, 179 Atl. 561 (1935).

Dissenting Opinion

Mr. Justice Roberts

dissents for the reasons most recently noted in Smelts v. Copeland, 440 Pa. 224, 226, 269 A. 2d 466, 468 (1970) (dissenting opinion) and once again urges that the unwise and unjust doctrine of governmental immunity be abolished.

Mr. Justice Pomeroy

dissents for the reasons set forth in his dissenting opinion in Laughner v. Allegheny County, 436 Pa. 572, 576, 261 A. 2d 607 (1970).

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