Legal Opinion
Fitchett v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 11, 1993No. 725 C.D. 1991PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLINS, Judge.
Ruby V. Fitchett (Fitchett) appeals from the March 11, 1991 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (Common Pleas) granting the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s (SEPTA) motion for summary judgment.
Fitchett filed a complaint against SEPTA on July 9, 1986, alleging that she was injured on August 14, 1985, when she slipped and fell “upon a certain accumulation of grease and debris,” as she walked “in the concourse leading to the free interchange from the El at 13th and Market Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... ” After discovery, SEPTA…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Snyder v. HarmonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Bowles v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Wellons v. SEPTACommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Douglas v. Philadelphia Housing AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
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