Legal Opinion
Jones v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 15, 2000No. 1430 C.D. 1998PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Judge.
Crystal Jones appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County that granted summary judgment to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and dismissed her civil action for damages.1 Jones questions whether her claims meet the exception to sovereign immunity for dangerous conditions of Commonwealth real estate as provided in Section 8522(b)(4) of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S. § 8522(b)(4).
Jones filed a complaint against SEPTA on May 27, 1997 alleging that she suffered serious and permanent injuries on December 23, 1996 when she…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Mascaro v. Youth Study CenterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Feingold v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Snyder v. HarmonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Finn v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Grieff v. ReisingerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Jones v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Irish v. Lehigh County Housing AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Atlantic City Electric Co. v. United School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Rieger Ex Rel. Rieger v. Altoona Area School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Wright v. DennyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
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