Bottoms v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

Darlene Bottoms (Appellant) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) entering summary judgment in favor of defendants Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and Tom Tomlin (Tomlin) in her negligence claim against them for damages. We affirm the trial court.

On December 7, 1998, Appellant was a passenger on a SEPTA bus, operated by Tomlin, which had stopped to discharge passengers. Appellant was the fourth or fifth person to exit the bus that was positioned approximately a foot and a half to two feet from…