Martin v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

OPINION BY

Judge SIMPSON.

In this negligence action involving injuries sustained by a passenger on a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) bus, appellant Niah Martin (Plaintiff) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court)1 that granted SEPTA’s motion for summary judgment. The trial court determined Plaintiffs evidence, viewed in a light most favorable to her, failed to establish facts sufficient to meet the threshold requirements for recovery under the “jerk and jolt” doctrine. Plaintiff contends that in granting summary judgment…