Ellis v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) appeals a Philadelphia Common Pleas Court order granting Harleysville Insurance Company’s (Harleysville) summary judgment motion. We reverse and remand.

Dorothy Ellis was injured when the SEPTA trolley in which she was a passenger collided with two automobiles in Philadelphia. Ellis sought first-party benefits1 under the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law (Financial Responsibility Law)2 from Harleysville—insurer of one of the automobiles. Harleysville, in turn, filed a…