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KRPAN v. OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY

Civ. A. No. 31093.

226 F.Supp. 293 (1964)

Johanna KRPAN, Administratrix of the Estate of Johanna Vidovich, Deceased v. OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, a corporation, Defendant, v. SISTERS OF ST. CASIMIR, Third-Party Defendant.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

January 22, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd A. Good, Jr., Roper & Caldwell, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

John J. McDevitt, 3rd, Harry A. Short, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.

Leonard S. Wissow, Philadelphia, Pa., for third-party defendant.

GRIM, District Judge.

It is clear that under the law of Pennsylvania charitable institutions presently are immune from tort liability. This is true when there is a direct suit against a charitable institution, Michael v. Hahnemann Medical College & Hospital, 404 Pa. 424, 172 A.2d 769 (1961) and when an attempt is made to join a charitable institution as a third-party defendant. Brown v. Pittsburgh, 409 Pa. 357

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