BOORSE v. SPRINGFIELD TWP.


377 Pa. 109 (1954)

Boorse, Appellant, v. Springfield Township.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 22, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Z. Minehart, with him Alexander Knight and Samuel Polsky, for appellant.

John E. Landis, with him David E. Groshens and Elmer L. Menges, for appellees.

Before STERN, C.J., STEARNE, JONES, CHIDSEY, MUSMANNO and ARNOLD, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE HORACE STERN, March 22, 1954:

Plaintiff's case cannot surmount the barrier of the rule establishing the immunity of municipalities from liability for torts committed by their employes in the course of performance of a governmental function unless a right of recovery is expressly granted by statute.

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