BURWELL v. CRIST

No. 15911.

373 F.2d 78 (1967)

John B. BURWELL, Appellant, v. Thomas V. CRIST and Barbara Crist, His Wife.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided February 2, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Macey E. Klein, Harrisburg, Pa. (Solomon Hurwitz, Hurwitz, Klein, Meyers & Benjamin, Harrisburg, Pa., on the brief), for appellant.

John C. Dowling, Harrisburg, Pa. (Huette F. Dowling, Dowling & Dowling, Harrisburg, Pa., on the brief), for appellees.

Before GANEY, SMITH and FREEDMAN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

GANEY, Circuit Judge.

This matter comes before the court on an appeal from the denial by the lower court of a motion for a new trial.

The defendants were the operators of a camp for children, known as Mountain Lake Camp, in Fannettsburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

Sometime in the early summer of 1963, Jill Burwell, aged 11 years, entered the camp, which was co-ed, composed of a number of other children. Her parents...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases