Legal Opinion

Walker v. PORT AUTH. OF ALLEGHENY CTY.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 13, 1984No. 101PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIEAND, Judge:

Sheila Walker, a passenger on a bus owned and operated by the Port Authority of Allegheny County, was discharged at the corner of Sixth and Liberty Avenues in Pittsburgh. After she had exited the bus through the center doors and after the bus doors had again been closed, but before she could reach the curb, Ms. Walker was struck by a vehicle being operated along the right side of the bus. The trial court concluded that Ms. Walker was not an occupant of the bus at the time she was injured and that the bus had not been involved in the injury-producing accident. Therefore, the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hayes v. Erie Insurance ExchangeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  2. Tyler v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Coyne v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  4. Homa v. Wilkes-Barre Transit Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Hill v. Port Authority Transit SystemCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  2. City of Scranton v. International Ass'n of Machinists & Aerospace Workers Lodge 2305Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  3. Lehman v. Lebanon Coach Co., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lebanon County1998
  4. Hill v. PORT AUTH. T. SYS., ALLEG. CTY.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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