Legal Opinion
Fells v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 19, 1976No. 10238PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment in a personal injury case wherein plaintiff-appellant fell and was injured as a passenger on a bus. At the close of appellant’s case, the trial court granted appellee’s motion for a directed verdict. The single issue presented is whether the trial court erroneously ruled that appellant failed to establish facts from which a finding of negligence could be made. We affirm.
On August 2, 1974, appellant, aged 72, boarded appellee’s bus. While the bus was in motion, she attempted to change her seat. Appellant claims that during the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Wiggins v. Capital Transit CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
- D. C. Transit System, Inc. v. PerryDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- Butler v. McCalipDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
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