Bost-Pearson v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

OPINION BY

Judge BONNIE BRIGANCE LEADBETTER..

Robin Bost-Pearson appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County that granted the motion for summary judgment of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) based on her failure to satisfy the “jerk and jolt” doctrine, which provides as follows:

[Testimony indicating that a moving trolley car jerked suddenly or violently is not sufficient, of itself, to establish negligence in its operation. There must be a showing of additional facts and circumstances from which it clearly appears that the movement of…