COMMENT THE RISE AND GRADUAL DEMISE OF CHARITABLE IMMUNITY IN PENNSYLVANIA

On March 9th, 1963, Mrs. Gertrude T. Nolan fell on the sidewalk in front of the Tifereth Israel Synagogue at Mount Carmel, Pennsyl vania. The fall resulted in injuries, some of which were permanent, Mr. and Mrs. Nolan subsequently sued the synagogue in tort, for failure to keep the walk in repair, f...

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Published inAmerican business law journal Vol. 5; no. 3; p. 342
Main Author Railing, Jennifer M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, Ohio Academy of Legal Studies in Business 01.01.1967
Subjects
Charities
Employees
Fire insurance
Liability
Negligence
State court decisions
Torts
Trials
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Summary:On March 9th, 1963, Mrs. Gertrude T. Nolan fell on the sidewalk in front of the Tifereth Israel Synagogue at Mount Carmel, Pennsyl vania. The fall resulted in injuries, some of which were permanent, Mr. and Mrs. Nolan subsequently sued the synagogue in tort, for failure to keep the walk in repair, for damages. The defendant raised, inter alia, the defense of charitable immunity, which had been available to religious and private, social and welfare, organizations in Pennsylvania since 1888. In that year, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court following...
ISSN:0002-7766
1744-1714