HOPTON v. DONORA BOROUGH


415 Pa. 173 (1964)

Hopton v. Donora Borough, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

July 30, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis H. Patrono, with him Patrono & Edwards, for appellant.

Paul N. Barna, with him Paul N. Barna, Jr., and Barna and Barna, for appellee.

Before BELL, C.J., MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE MUSMANNO, July 30, 1964:

On October 29, 1959, Mrs. Kate Hopton, 72 years of age, decided she would like to view the Halloween parade scheduled to gaily cavort through the streets of Donora that evening. She chose the apartment of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Morton, several blocks away, as the best place from which to witness the masquerading revelers in their merry procession. On her way to the Morton house...

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