BROWN v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Mb. Chief Jiracs Jones,

On August 24, 1969, appellant, Donna Brown, a minor, wMle a guest at a Pennsylvania National Guard outing in Meadowbrook, sustained injuries when a National Guard jeep in wMch she was riding as a passenger was involved in an accident occasioned by the negligence of the operator, a Guardsman.

By her guardian, appellant brought a trespass action seeking damages for her injuries and the expense incurred for her treatment.1 The Commonwealth, by demurrer, interposed the doctrine of sovereign immunity. The Commonwealth Court sustained the Commonwealth’s preliminary…