Legal Opinion
Carpitella v. Consolidated Rail Corp.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 13, 1987No. 00955PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CIRILLO, President Judge:
Thomas Carpitella, a minor, and Shirley Carpitella, his parent and guardian, filed suit against Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County on November of 1984. The Carpitellas alleged that Thomas was severely injured when he entered a power substation through an opening under a fence and came in contact with a high voltage power line. In February of 1985, SEPTA filed an answer to that complaint; in September of 1986 SEPTA petitioned the court for permission to file an amended answer pleading…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Raymond Crilly v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and United Transportation Union, Local 1594Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
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