Legal Opinion

Ross v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 10, 1998PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

Sherry Ross (Ross) appeals from an order of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas (trial court) granting the motion for nonsuit of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and denying Ross’ post-trial motion to remove the nonsuit. 1 We affirm.

The parties stipulated to the following facts for purposes of the hearing on SEPTA’s motion for nonsuit. (R.R. at 8a-9a.) On June 19, 1992, Ross was injured when she slipped and fell in a vestibule while attempting to board a SEPTA regional rail train. (R.R. at 7a-9a.) The vestibule was composed of diamond…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Morena v. South Hills Health SystemSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Love v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. McCormick v. Northeastern BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Toombs, Harold T. v. Manning, Sylvester, Brown, James, and Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
  5. Commonwealth v. PerrySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  2. Dixon, J. v. Northwestern MutualSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  3. Johnson v. FrazierSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  4. Muldrow v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  5. Mosley v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthorityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003

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