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See e. g., Williams v. Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, 460 Pa. 581 , 333 A.2d 924 (1975) (dissenting opinion of Roberts, J., joined by Nix, J.); McCoy v. Commonwealth, 457 Pa. 513, 514-16 , 326 A.2d 396, 397-98 (1974) (dissenting opinion of Roberts, J., joined by Nix & Manderino, JJ.); Sweigard v. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, 454 Pa. 32, 35-38 , 309 A.2d 374, 376-77 (1973) (dissenting opinion of Roberts, J., joined by Nix & Manderino, JJ.); Brown v. Commonwealth, 453 Pa. 566, 577-79 , 305 A.2d 868, 871-72 (1973) (dissenting opinion of Roberts, J., joined by Nix & Man…
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Calvin WILLIAMS and Joseph McNeil, Appellants,
v.
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania Et Al.
Appeal 362.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Mar 18, 1975.
333 A.2d 924
1975 Pa. LEXIS 697
Joseph R. Livesey, Kates, Livesey & Edelstein, Philadelphia, for appellants., Glenn Gilman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Michael von Moschzisker, Deputy Atty. Gen., Eastern Regional Director, Israel Packel, Atty. Gen., Philadelphia, for appellees.
Jones, Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix, Manderino.
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Lead Opinion

OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM.

Order affirmed. See Brown v. Commonwealth, 453 Pa. 566, 305 A.2d 868 (1973).

MANDERINO, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of this case. [*582] ROBERTS, J., filed a dissenting opinion in which NIX, J., joins.

Dissent

DISSENTING OPINION

ROBERTS, J.

The Court today continues to permit a judicially created anachronism to deprive litigants of their day in court. I remain of the view that the doctrine of sovereign immunity ought, in its entirety, to be consigned to the judicial scrapheap. See McCoy v. Commonwealth, 457 Pa. 513, 514-16, 325 A.2d 396, 397-98 (1974) (dissenting opinion of Roberts, J., joined by Nix & Manderino, JJ.); Sweigard v. Pennsylvania Dep’t. of Transp., 454 Pa. 32, 35-38, 309 A.2d 374, 376-77 (1973) (dissenting opinion of Roberts, J., joined by Nix & Manderino, JJ.); Brown v. Commonwealth, 453 Pa. 566, 577-79, 305 A.2d 868, 871-72 (1973) (dissenting opinion of Roberts, J., joined by Nix & Manderino, JJ.); Biello v. Pennsylvania Liquor Control Bd., 454 Pa. 179, 187-92, 301 A.2d 849, 853-56 (1973) (dissenting opinion of Nix, J., joined by Roberts, J.).

NIX, J., joins in this dissent.