Title: Jones v. S.E.P.T.A. (Concurring Opinion)
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 33 EAP 2000
State: Pennsylvania
Issuer: Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Date: May 24, 2001

[J-16-2001] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT CRYSTAL JONES, Appellant v. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, Appellee : : : : : : : : : : : : No. 33 E.D. Appeal Docket 2000 Appeal from the order of Commonwealth Court dated February 15, 2000, affirming the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County dated August 6, 1998 748 A.2d 1271 (Pa.Cmwlth. 2000) ARGUED: January 30, 2001 CONCURRING OPINION MR. CHIEF JUSTICE FLAHERTY DECIDED: May 22, 2001 I concur in the result reached by the majority. I do not agree, however, that express rejection of the “on/of” distinction is warranted. The salt on the train platform that caused Jones’ injuries was not a part of the platform itself; rather, it was merely a substance resting on the platform. Jones’ injuries were not, therefore, caused by a dangerous condition of the platform itself, and hence, none of the exceptions to SEPTA’s immunity under the Sovereign Immunity Act, 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 8521-8528 are applicable. Finn v. City of Philadelphia, 541 Pa. 596, 664 A.2d 1342 (1995). Mr. Justice Zappala joins this concurring opinion.