THOMPSON v. S.E. PA. TRANSP. AUTH.


280 Pa.Super. 193 (1980)

421 A.2d 471

Richard O. THOMPSON, Administrator of the Estate of Cecil Thompson, a/k/a Cecil Armstrong Thompson, Deceased, and Richard O. Thompson, Administrator d.b.n. of the Estate of Emily Thompson, a/k/a Lillian E. Thompson, a/k/a Lillian C. Thompson, a/k/a Lillian C. Thompson, Deceased, v. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, Appellant. Richard O. THOMPSON, Administrator d.b.n. of the Estate of Emily Thompson, a/k/a Lillian E. Thompson, a/k/a Lillian C. Thompson, a/k/a Lillian C. Thompson, Deceased, v. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 1, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Shane Creamer, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Ronald Ziegler, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before VAN der VOORT, WATKINS, and MONTGOMERY, JJ.


VAN der VOORT, Judge:

On December 12, 1968, Mrs. Emily Thompson suffered injuries when she slipped on a piece of paper or trash and fell while descending the stairwell of a subway station owned and maintained by Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, appellant. She died on May 3, 1970, but the testimony was conflicting as to whether her death resulted from the accident.

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