Kunz v. Titusville

373 Pa. 528 (1953)

Kunz

v.

Titusville, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued April 1, 1953.

May 25, 1953.

Before STERN, C.J., STEARNE, JONES, CHIDSEY, MUSMANNO and ARNOLD, JJ.

Stuart A. Culbertson, with him Rowland B. Mahany, for appellant.

F. Joseph Thomas, for appellee.

OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE HORACE STERN, May 25, 1953:

This appeal involves once again the question whether a given activity of a municipality partakes of the nature of a governmental or a proprietary function; if the former, the municipality is immune from tort liability; if the latter, it is legally responsible for…