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BLISS v. ALLENTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY

Civ. A. No. 80-2523.

497 F.Supp. 487 (1980)

Richard D. BLISS and Karyn M. Bliss, individually and as next friends and parents of Whitney Bliss, a minor, v. The ALLENTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY; the School District of the City of Allentown, individually and as Trustee for The Allentown Public Library; and Kathryn Stephanoff.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

September 19, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark H. Scoblionko, Allentown, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Thomas A. Wallitsch, Allentown, Pa., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM

TROUTMAN, District Judge.

In mid October 1979 plaintiffs' minor child visited the Allentown Public Library (the Library) and attempted to hug or swing from a metal sculpture standing on a wooden pedestal in the sitting area. The statue fell upon the child and crushed bones, nerves and blood vessels in her right arm. Generally, plaintiffs seek to recover for the child's injuries. Additionally, in Count Two the child's mother seeks to recover against...

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