Warnecki v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

OPINION

PELLEGRINI, Judge.

Betty Wamecki appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) which granted Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s (SEPTA) motion for summary judgment and dismissed her complaint.

Warneeki was injured on August 7, 1990, when an unknown assailant, who was attempting to steal her purse, dragged her across the SEPTA platform in the Broad and Erie subway station. Wamecki alleged that her assailant had been hiding in an out-of-service escalator, in an area that was poorly lit and unsecured. Warneeki filed a complaint…