Legal Opinion
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. Ferguson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 6, 2009No. 08-CV-668PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OBERLY, Associate Judge:
Karen Ferguson brought a negligence suit against the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, alleging that she fell on a broken tree grate at a Metro station operated by WMATA. A jury found for Ferguson. Although we do not lightly disturb jury verdicts, we agree with WMATA that the evidence at trial was insufficient as a matter of law to put WMATA on actual or constructive notice that the tree grate was broken. Accordingly, we reverse the trial court’s denial of WMATA’s motion for judgment as a matter of law, and remand the case to the trial court with…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Wilson v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2006
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