Legal Opinion
D. C. Transit System, Inc. v. Smith
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 20, 1961No. 2738PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment on a jury verdict in favor of a passenger on a bus for personal injuries suffered when she slipped and fell in alighting from the bus. The appeal questions the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict. The question was properly reserved by motion for directed verdict at the close of the evidence and by motion for judgment n. o. v.
There is no dispute that appellee was a passenger on the bus and that she fell while attempting to descend from the bus at the rear door. There were two issues at trial. First, what was the cause of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Lusby v. Baltimore Transit Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1950
- Crusade v. Capital Transit Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
- Casale v. Public Service Co-ordinated TransportSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1932
- Old South Lines, Inc. v. McCuistonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1937
- Ross v. Pennsylvania R.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
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3Cited by14 opinions
- D. C. Transit System, Inc. v. CarneyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. JeantyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
- Wilson v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2006
- Sebastian v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
- Saidi v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1996
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