Legal Opinion

Joseph v. United Workers Assn.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 3, 1941No. Appeal, 247PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Patterson,

Philip Joseph, appellee, brought this action in trespass against the United Workers Association, appellant, to recover for personal injuries allegedly sustained by him on August 15, 1939, while he ivas a paying guest at a summer camp operated by the Association near Sumneytown, Pennsylvania, as the result of his stepping into a hole in the floor of a “hayrack” wagon from which he was alighting following a “hay ride” conducted by the Association as part of the regular activities provided by it, without extra charge, for the diversion of its guests. The trial…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. McColligan v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
  2. Thatcher v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  3. Silveus v. GrossmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  4. Eckert v. Merchants Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  5. Persing v. Citizens Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. SMALICH v. WestfallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  2. McConnell v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  3. Mature v. AngeloSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  4. Siidekum v. Animal Rescue League of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  5. Drexel v. Union Prescription Centers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978

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