JOHNS et ux. v. SHALER TWP.


240 Pa.Super. 129 (1976)

Johns et ux., Appellants, v. Shaler Township.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

April 22, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald W. Weaver, with him Bagley, Weaver & Sydor, for appellants.

Robert B. Truel, with him Truel and Ploeger, for appellee.

Before WATKINS, P.J., JACOBS, HOFFMAN, CERCONE, PRICE, VAN DER VOORT, and SPAETH, JJ.


OPINION BY VAN DER VOORT, J., April 22, 1976:

On September 1, 1971, appellants David and Thelma Johns, husband and wife, brought an action in trespass against appellee Shaler Township, alleging negligence on the part of appellee in permitting sanitary sewers to back up, depositing sewage in the game room of appellants' home. Following a jury trial, verdict was rendered on December 4, 1973 in favor of appellee. Appellants filed timely motions for a new trial, which...

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