McGuire v. Carey

Opinion

Per Curiam,

Edward McGuire and Margaret, his wife, instituted this suit against Helen Carey, defendant, to récover damages for the death of their son, Angnstine McGuire, who drowned in a stream running through the premises of defendant. The entry of a nonsuit and the refusal of the learned court below to remove it give rise to this appeal.

Defendant owned property in the south side section of the City of Scranton. Running through that property was a small stream known as Meadow Brook where children had been in the habit of playing for many years. On February 8, 1946, the stream was…