Court Opinion

ID: 9749885
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-28 14:02:04.189888+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:25:59.244451
License: Public Domain

FLAHERTY, Chief Justice,
Concurring.
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.