J. Adams v. SEPTA
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Fizzano Cannon, J.
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Unpublished
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- appeal
Related Laws
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Outcome
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania affirmed the trial court's grant of SEPTA's motion for nonsuit, holding that the plaintiff failed to establish that the bus's movement was extraordinary and unusual under the 'jerk and jolt' doctrine required for liability as a passenger injury case.
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