Robinson v. City of Philadelphia

KELLEY, Judge.

Jean Serrano Robinson appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) which denied Robinson’s post-trial motion for removal of a compulsory nonsuit and the grant of a new trial in favor of the City of Philadelphia (city). We reverse.

Robinson commenced an action against the city for injuries she sustained when she tripped and fell at the intersection of Fifth and Lombard Streets in Philadelphia on September 12, 1984. 1 Robinson was in the middle of the intersection when she noticed an automobile making an unlawful right-hand turn from Fifth…