Donnelly v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) that denied SEPTA’s motion for summary judgment. We reverse.

In 1990, SEPTA awarded a general contract to Tony DePaul & Son (Depaul) for the renovation of elevated rail lines known as the Railworks Project. 1 DePaul then entered into a subcontract with Muratone Company, Inc. (Muratone) to do the painting and sandblasting work. 2 Before Muratone began its sandblasting operations on the Railworks Project, The Philadelphia Electric…