COOPER v. PITTSBURGH


390 Pa. 534 (1957)

Cooper v. Pittsburgh, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

November 22, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Barton, Assistant City Solicitor, with him John A. Robb, Assistant City Solicitor, and J. Frank McKenna, City Solicitor, for appellants.

John E. Evans, Jr., with him Evans, Ivory & Evans and Tobias & Tobias, for appellees.

Before JONES, C.J., BELL, CHIDSEY, MUSMANNO, ARNOLD, JONES and COHEN, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE BELL, November 22, 1957:

Janet Cooper lived in Pittsburgh a short distance from McKinley Park which the City maintained and operated as a public playground. At the time of the accident, about 7:20 p.m. on August 1, 1951, Janet, aged 12, accompanied by Barry Balach, aged 11, and Carole Malone, aged 11, went to the park. The playground covered approximately 25 acres which included a baseball field, a softball...

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