Long v. Manzo

CERCONE, President Judge Emeritus:

In this appeal, Cynthia and Deborah Long, appellants, challenge the grant of a compulsory non-suit in favor of appellees. We affirm.

The trial court has provided us with a concise summary of the applicable facts:

On July 24, 1986, Plaintiff Cynthia Long, then thirteen years old, was left at home with her eleven year old sister while their mother was at work. As was the custom that summer, the two girls walked to a nearby playground to meet their friends. At the playground the girls met up with several children including additional Defendant Margaret Hawkins,…