Legal Opinion · Dissent

Karcesky v. Laria

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 24, 1955No. Appeals, 153, 237 and 242Published

1Dissent

Dissenting Opinion by

Me. Justice Musmanno:

John Karcesky, 50 years of age, and his wife, 40, started out after dinner on March 15, 1951, for a leisurely evening in Beaver Falls, their home town. They window-shopped, stopped at several stores, looked over the offerings at a couple of movies and finally decided to take in the show at the Granada theatre on Seventh Avenue. Seventh Avenue is a wide thoroughfare, measuring 66 feet from curb to curb and accommodating not only 4 lanes of traffic but supplying space on either side for diagonal parking. Arriving about 7:30 at a point on Seventh Avenue…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Kasanovich v. GeorgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  2. Carpenelli v. Scranton Bus Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
  3. Nikisher v. BenningerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  4. Weir v. Haverford Electric Light Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
  5. Brown v. EngleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1921

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