Legal Opinion
Yackobovitz v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 15, 1991No. 179, 181, 456, and 503 C.D. 1990PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELLEGRINI, Judge.
This is a consolidated direct appeal from a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County which found the defendant City of Philadelphia (City) primarily liable and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) secondarily liable, and absolved the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation (PennDot) of any liability for injuries sustained when plaintiff Marie Yackobovitz stepped into a pothole located in a street railway roadbed on Allegheny Avenue. Additionally, PennDot appeals the trial court’s finding that PennDot was in…
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