COMYN v. SEPTA


141 Pa.Commw. 53 (1991)

594 A.2d 857

Frances COMYN v. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY and City of Philadelphia. Appeal of CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Appellant.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 1, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Audrey Greenhall, Philadelphia, for appellant.

John F. Hanahan, Folsom, for appellee.

Before PALLADINO and PELLEGRINI, JJ., and SILVESTRI, Senior Judge.


PALLADINO, Judge.

The City of Philadelphia (City) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) denying the City's petition to open a default judgment taken against the City by Frances Comyn (Appellee). We reverse.

Appellee filed a complaint on November 18, 1988, against the City and Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA), alleging that she was injured when she tripped over debris on steps leading to a SEPTA...

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