Legal Opinion
Smith v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided February 5, 2001No. Civ.A. AW-99-2187PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WILLIAMS, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, Richard and Nancy Smith, bring this wrongful death and survival action based upon the fatal heart attack their son suffered while he was climbing an escalator temporarily used as a stairway at a metro station operated by Defendant, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WMATA”). Plaintiffs claim two million dollars in damages fob the Defendant’s alleged negligence in having only no ascending escalator available on the day of their son’s death. Currently pending before the Court is Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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