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SONNENBERG v. ERIE METRO. TR. AUTH.

137 Pa.Commw. 533 (1991)

586 A.2d 1026

Joan M. SONNENBERG, Appellant, v. ERIE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Appellee.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 8, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Lay, III, Gifford, Lay & Johnson, with him, Stephen A. Tetuan, Erie, for appellant.

William C. Wagner, Knox, McLaughlin, Gornall & Sennett, P.C., Erie, for appellee.

Before DOYLE and SMITH, JJ., and BARRY, Senior Judge.

DOYLE, Judge:

Joan Sonnenberg appeals the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County granting summary judgment in favor of the Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority (EMTA).

On September 24, 1983, Sonnenberg was riding a bus owned and operated by EMTA. The bus stopped and Sonnenberg moved to exit through the rear door of the bus. As Sonnenberg was leaving the bus, the door suddenly closed striking her in the back and locking her into a position from which...

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