Robinson v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Pope, Judge.

Appellant/plaintiff Darin Clint Robinson was injured when his car struck a disabled MARTA bus stopped on the expressway. He then brought this negligence action and the jury returned a verdict in favor of appellee/defendant MARTA.

1. MARTA argues that Robinson waived any exceptions he had to the trial court’s refusal to give requests to charge he had submitted. We note that counsel for Robinson specifically stated the numbers of the previously submitted written requests to charge that he felt the trial court should have given. This was sufficient to preserve the issue. The holding…