Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 8, 1990No. 55 E.D. Appeal Docket 1989PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Justice.
The estate of Cornelius Johnson sued to recover survival and wrongful death damages resulting from Mr. Johnson’s death when he was struck by a SEPTA train. SEPTA was served with the complaint on August 11, 1986. On August 20, 1986, SEPTA’s counsel wrote to Johnson’s attorney as follows:
Dear Counselor:
We have been served with a complaint in the above case. The complaint will be processed and assigned to one of our staff attorneys for handling.
We request a reasonable extension of time in order to file an answer to your complaint. Unless we hear from you to…
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2Cases cited1 opinion
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3Cited by16 opinions
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