Kniaz v. Benton Borough

KELTON, Senior Judge.

This case arises from a negligence action brought by Helen and Steven Kniaz (the Kniaz’s) against the Benton Volunteer Fire Company (Fire Company) as a result of injuries which Helen Kniaz sustained at a Fire Company picnic when the picnic table at which she was seated overturned. The Kniaz’s appeal from the June 13, 1993 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Columbia County, granting summary judgment for the Fire Company. We affirm.

The issue before us is whether the trial court erred in determining that the Fire Company is entitled to governmental immunity under what is…