The husband of a Ligonier woman killed by a falling tree branch while she was attending a softball event in a McKeesport park last month has sued the city in Allegheny County Court.
William W. Miller, who is the administrator of his late wife, Gendie’s, estate, cites negligence and infliction of emotional distress in the suit. It seeks damages for himself and the couple’s daughter, Marlee.
Miller said in the suit he was directly beside his wife, who was seated on a portable chair under the branch to watch their 16-year-old daughter perform softball drills on July 24 at the city’s Renziehausen Park. He said the branch fell without warning, striking his wife on the head and fatally injuring her…