Legal Opinion
City of Atlanta v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 18, 1993No. S92G1163PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Chief Justice.
A MARTA bus collided with a vehicle driven by Patricia Bauer while they were driving on DeKalb Avenue in the City of Atlanta (City). Bauer died as a result of this collision, and her estate sued MARTA and the driver of the MARTA bus on a negligence theory. Bauer’s estate also sued the City of Atlanta in nuisance for maintaining a dangerous traffic signal which, the estate alleged, was a contributing proximate cause of the collision. MARTA and the bus driver filed a cross-claim for contribution against the City, alleging that it had created and maintained a nuisance which…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- City of Columbus, Ga. v. MyszkaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- City of Bowman v. GunnellsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- City of Rome v. TurkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- City of Atlanta v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
3Cited by7 opinions
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