Legal Opinion
Toombs v. Manning
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 23, 1986No. Civ. A. 85-0075PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
RAYMOND J. BRODERICK, District Judge.
Plaintiff Harold Toombs commenced this action against Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and two SEPTA employees, cashier Sylvester Manning and driver James Brown, alleging that the negligence of Mr. Manning and Mr. Brown caused an accident in which the plaintiff was struck by a SEPTA subway train. The jury found that the causal negligence of the cashier, Mr. Manning, contributed 80% to the accident, that the causal negligence of the subway train driver, Mr. Brown, contributed 20% to the accident, and that there was no…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Lawrence B. Thomas, and Cross-Appellant v. E. J. Korvette, Inc., and Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Fish v. GosnellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Toombs, Harold T. v. Manning, Sylvester, Brown, James, and Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Carpitella v. Consolidated Rail Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Ross v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Laney v. City of PittsburghDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- Toombs, Harold T. v. Manning, Sylvester, Brown, James, and Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987