Legal Opinion
McMahon v. Regional Transit Authority
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 10, 1997No. 96-CA-1770PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
h JONES, Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment awarding Mona McMahon $166,000 in damages for injuries sustained when she was struck by a bus owned and operated by defendants Regional Transit Authority (RTA), and Transit Management of Southeast Louisiana (TMSEL).
FACTS
On November 20,1986, a bus owned by the RTA struck appellant, Mona McMahon, while she was riding her bicycle. Plaintiff alleged that as a result of the accident, she sustained a linear skull fracture.
Defendants, RTA, TMSEL, and Duane Boulden stipulated to liability prior to trial. Suit against the RTA was tried before a judge…
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