Legal Opinion
Colston v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 15, 1996PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOYLE, Judge.
Linda Colston appeals from a final judgment entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County which granted the De*300partment of Transportation’s motion for compulsory nonsuit on the grounds that the Department lacked pre-accident notice of a dangerous condition which caused Colston to sustain injuries.
The essential facts are as follows. On June 1, 1990, Colston was injured when she exited a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) bus and stepped onto a broken storm sewer grate on Chichester Road, a state-designated highway. The next day, June 2, 1990,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Roselli v. General Electric Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Palange v. Philadelphia Law Dept.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Panitz v. BehrendSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Foster v. Westmoreland Casualty Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Miranda v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
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- Geisel v. Pennsylvania State Board of Funeral DirectorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
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- Mann v. Schultz, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Bucks County1997
- Ritz v. Crozer Chester Medical Center, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County1999