Legal Opinion
Royal v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 10, 2010No. 2499 C.D. 2009PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge LEAVITT.
Janet Royal appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) entering summary judgment in favor of Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). Finding no error in the trial court’s determination that SEPTA was immune from liability for injuries Royal sustained as she exited a SEPTA bus, we affirm.
On December 27, 2006, Royal boarded a SEPTA bus at 55th and Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia. Realizing she had boarded the wrong bus, Royal requested the driver to let her off at the next stop. As she prepared to leave the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Feingold v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Love v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Farabaugh v. Pennsylvania Turnpike CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Sonnenberg v. Erie Metropolitan Transit AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Cacchione v. WieczorekCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School v. SD of Philadelphia and School Reform CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
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