Legal Opinion

Smith v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 13, 1998PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Judge.

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and the City of Philadelphia (City) appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pléas of Philadelphia County that denied their respective post-trial motions and entered judgment in favor of Victoria Smith against SEPTA for $130,-230.52 (including $22,564.20 delay damages) and against the City for $14,470.08 (including $2,507.15 delay damages). A jury awarded Smith damages for injuries she received when she tripped and fell on a crack in a sidewalk next to a structure that encloses an entrance to SEPTA’s subway system.

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Hutchison v. Sunbeam Coal Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  2. Feingold v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  3. Gardner v. Consolidated Rail Corp. SEPTASupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  4. Kelly v. Carborundum Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Milan v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Greater Nanticoke Area School District v. Greater Nanticoke Area Education Ass'nCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  2. Chicchi v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  3. Chicchi v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  4. Scranton Times v. Entercom Wilkes-Barre Scranton LLC, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County2011

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