Legal Opinion

Freda v. Lake Ariel Park & Amusement Co.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 6, 1944No. Appeals, 35 and 36PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Eeno, J.,

The defendant, appellant here, operated an amusement park, and maintained therein a comfort station in which the wife plaintiff was injured. She and her husband recovered verdicts in an action of trespass for negligence. From the refusal of appellant’s motions for judgment n.o.v. and a new trial, it appealed.

While the wife plaintiff was walking across the floor of the comfort station to reach one of the toilets, several boards collapsed, and she fell into the space beneath the floor up to her armpits. She suffered severe and permanent injuries, including a miscarriage.…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Durning v. HymanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
  2. Murphy v. Bernheim & Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  3. Graham v. Reynoldsville Boro.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  4. Sellmer v. RinglingSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
  5. Hardy v. Philadelphia National League ClubSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1929

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Terry v. Masonis, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Luzerne County1949

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