Evans v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

PALLADINO, Judge.

Appellants Elizabeth and Andrea Denise Evans (collectively, Evans)1 appeal an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) which granted summary judgment in favor of Appellee Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) because SEPTA has sovereign immunity. We affirm.

The following facts are undisputed by the parties. On December 2, 1985, Andrea Denise Evans was a passenger aboard a SEPTA elevated train when three other female passengers began to harass her. In an effort to avoid additional harassment, Andrea Denise attempted to move…