Legal Opinion
Wells v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 31, 1987No. Appeal, 68 T.D. 1986PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge MacPhail,
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) appeals here from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County which sustained the preliminary objections of the City of Philadelphia (City) to the third party complaint filed by SEPTA against the City and dismissed that complaint. We reverse and remand.
The genesis of this case is a complaint for personal injuries filed by Catherine Wells (Plaintiff) who states that on May 28, 1984, she fell on trolley tracks located on the 4900 block of Baltimore Avenue in the City by reason of a dangerous and…
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