Gertz v. Temple University—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

Appellee Peggy Ann Gertz was employed by appellant Temple University at the university hospital. Temple Hospital is located in Philadelphia on Broad and Ontario Streets. Broad Street is the western boundary and Germantown Avenue is the eastern boundary of the hospital. Another street, Watts Street, is in the middle of, and parallel to, Broad and Germantown. Watts Street is bounded by Tioga Street to the south and Venango Street to the north. Temple Hospital is just south of Watts Street and adjacent to Tioga Street.

On June 9, 1992, Gertz finished work at 5:00 p.m., exited the…