Case Name: Roney, Appellant, v. General State Authority
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1964-01-07
Citations: 413 Pa. 218
Docket Number: Appeal, No. 219
Parties: Roney, Appellant, v. General State Authority.
Judges: Before Bell, C. J., Musmanno, Jones, Cohen, O’Brien and Roberts, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 413
Pages: 218–219

Head Matter:
Roney, Appellant, v. General State Authority.
Argued November 14, 1963.
Before Bell, C. J., Musmanno, Jones, Cohen, O’Brien and Roberts, JJ.
January 7, 1964:
Gilbert I. Yaros, with him Norman Shigon, for appellant.
Edward W. Madeira, Jr., with him John B. H. Garter, for appellee.

Opinion:
Opinion
Per Curiam,
The issue presented on this appeal is whether the doctrine of governmental immunity applies to appellee, The General State Authority. In Rader v. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 407 Pa. 609, 182 A. 2d 199 (1962), we held that the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission was an instrumentality of the Commonwealth engaged in a governmental function and hence immune from liability for the negligence of its employees. The reasoning of that case compels an identical result here.
Judgment affirmed.
Mr. Justice Musmanno dissents.