Legal Opinion
Stanley Gerr and Carl Gerr, a Minor by Stanley Gerr, His Guardian v. Harry William Emrick and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 10, 1960No. 13119_1PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KALODNER, Circuit Judge.
Is the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission endowed with the attributes of the sovereign immunity of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with respect to actions for personal injuries and property damage on the Commission’s alleged negligence in the construction, operation or maintenance of the Pennsylvania Turnpike?
That is the primary question presented by this appeal from the Order of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania which answered it in the affirmative and dismissed the action. 1
The issue is novel in the sense that the precise…
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