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THORNTON, Admrx. v. WEABER, Admr.

380 Pa. 590 (1955)

Thornton, Admrx., v. Weaber, Admr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 14, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Koller, with him Siegrist, Koller & Siegrist, for appellant.

Christian R. Gingrich, for appellee.

Before STERN, C.J., STEARNE, JONES, BELL, CHIDSEY and MUSMANNO, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE MUSMANNO, March 14, 1955:

The tragedy which gave rise to the lawsuit involved in this appeal began as a Saturday afternoon pleasure excursion and ended in the death of two boys, 14 and 16 years of age. On April 18, 1951, Walter H. Weaber, owner of a large auto-truck, allowed, with more indulgence than wisdom, his 16-year old son Nelson to take this cumbersome truck for the purpose of transporting himself...

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