Legal Opinion

McGettigan v. Bay Area Rapid Transit District

California Court of Appeal

Decided August 22, 1997No. A075737PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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HANLON,

Appellant James R. McGettigan appeals from a judgment of dismissal in favor of respondent San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) after respondent’s demurrer to appellant’s complaint was sustained without leave to amend. We affirm the judgment of dismissal.

I. Procedural and Factual Background

Appellant seeks damages for injuries he sustained at the Richmond BART station on September 18, 1995. His March 16, 1996, complaint alleges three causes of action. In a first cause of action for general negligence, appellant alleges that he was asleep on a Richmond-bound BART…

2Cases cited24 opinions

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  4. Williams v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
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