McCarthy v. SEPTA

FIELD, J.,

— Plaintiff, Jonann McCarthy, appeals from this court’s order of January 28, 2000, denying her post-trial motion. For the reasons which follow, the post-trial motion was properly denied, and the judgment entered in favor of the defendant, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, should be affirmed.

This suit arises out of injuries sustained by plaintiff on June 19, 1996, while she was working as a foreman for SEPTA. She and her work crew were to unload railroad ties at the work site. Normally such a task would be performed with more workers and different equipment than was…