Judd v. Scranton Republican

Hoban, J.,

The Scranton Republican, a daily newspaper published in the City of Scranton, sponsored, promoted, and managed a race called a “soap box derby”, on August 3,1934. The race was held on Luzerne Street, a public street in the City of Scranton. The other defendants, Robert Davenhall, aged 10, and Daniel Day, aged 12, were contestants in the race. This race was one of a series of races held throughout the country, usually sponsored by a newspaper or other publicity agency in various cities, and the contestants were limited to young boys driving or riding in homemade four-wheel wagons…