Legal Opinion
Smith v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 2, 2006No. 05-1053UnpublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
Richard L. and Nancy G. Smith (together, the “Plaintiffs”) appeal from the summary judgment awarded to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (the “Metro”) in their civil action relating to the death of their son, Richard Hadaway Smith (the “decedent”), at the Metro’s station in Bethesda, Maryland. Their sole contention on appeal is that the district court, in according immunity to the Metro, erroneously interpreted the mandate from our earlier decision in this case. See Smith v. Wash. Metro. Area Transit Auth. (Smith I), 290 F.3d 201 (4th Cir.2002). As explained below, we agree…
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