EDWELL v. ALLEGHENY COUNTY


226 Pa.Super. 429 (1973)

Edwell, Appellant, v. Allegheny County.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

September 19, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Duffy, and McArdle, McLaughlin, Paletta & McVay, for appellant.

John Sebastian Sherry and Fred W. Dunton, for appellee.

Before WRIGHT, P.J., WATKINS, JACOBS, HOFFMAN, SPAULDING, CERCONE, and SPAETH, JJ.


OPINION BY HOFFMAN, J., September 19, 1973:

This appeal is from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County entering summary judgment on behalf of the County of Allegheny.

The instant matter arises out of personal injuries suffered by the appellant, when a chair in the witness room of the County courthouse collapsed beneath her. Appellant's complaint alleged that the chair was owned and controlled by the defendant. Defense counsel moved for...

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