Legal Opinion

Meussner v. Port Authority of Allegheny County

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 4, 2000PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLAHERTY, Judge.

Lorraine Meussner, as administratrix of the estate of Herbert Meussner, and in her own right, appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) which denied the Meussners’ motion to remove a compulsory non-suit. We affirm.

The Meussners presented the following evidence in their case in chief. On the afternoon of June 27, 1994, the Meussners were riding a bus owned and operated by the Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAAC). As the bus approached the stop which the Meussners wanted, Mrs. Meussner pulled the stop signal to indicate to the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Connolly v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  2. Smith Et Ux. v. Pittsburghi Rys. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
  3. Staller v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  4. Sanson v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
  5. Tilton v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Asbury v. PAT OF ALLEGHENY COUNTYCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  2. Jackson v. PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY CTY.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  3. Martin v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  4. Bost-Pearson v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  5. Ladenheim v. Starr Transit Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2017

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