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LAUGHNER v. ALLEGHENY COUNTY

436 Pa. 572 (1970)

Laughner, Appellant, v. Allegheny County.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Reargued October 1, 1969.

January 30, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis J. Grippo, with him Louis C. Glasso, for appellant.

John David Rhodes, with him Thomson, Rhodes & Grigsby, for appellee.

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

OPINION PER CURIAM, January 30, 1970:

Judgment affirmed.

DISSENTING OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS:

Eleven years ago this Court stated: "The errors of history, logic and policy which were responsible for the development of this concept [of governmental immunity] have been clearly exposed, and thoroughly criticized." Morris v. Mt. Lebanon Township School District, 393 Pa. 633, 635, 144 A.2d 737, 738 (1958)

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