Legal Opinion

Marshall v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided May 7, 1984No. Civ. A. 82-5288PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

BECHTLE, District Judge.

This is a tort action in diversity. A jury trial commenced on December 5, 1983, but at the conclusion of plaintiffs’ case the following day the court granted defendants’ motion for a directed verdict. Presently before the court is plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial. As explained below the motion will be denied.

Plaintiffs, John and Susan Marshall, filed the present negligence suit against the City of Philadelphia and Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (“SEPTA”), for injuries sustained by John Marshall (hereinafter “plaintiff”), on…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Renegotiation Board v. Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Hader v. Coplay Cement Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  3. Gonzalez v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation v. The Renegotiation BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  5. Hargrove v. Frommeyer & Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Mentzer v. OgnibeneSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  2. Ortiz v. Ra-El Development Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Lorah v. Luppold Roofing Co., Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  4. Peffer v. Penn 21 AssociatesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  5. Donnelly v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998

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