Legal Opinion
McDonald v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 16, 2001No. A01A0932PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Judge.
June H. McDonald appeals the trial court’s order dismissing for lack of subject matter jurisdiction her personal injury action against Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (“MARTA”) and bus driver Howard Lee Wilson. Because the trial court failed to apply the Uniform Transfer Rules, we reverse.
Because the trial court’s decision was based upon the application of the law to stipulated facts, we apply a de novo standard of review. Dept. of Revenue v. Sledge, 241 Ga. App. 833 (528 SE2d 260) (2000). McDonald filed suit in the State Court of Fulton County to recover for…
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