Legal Opinion

Smith v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided September 16, 1993No. 91-CV-529PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*389GALLAGHER, Senior Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the Superior Court granting summary judgment in favor of appellees Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (hereinafter “WMATA”) and Alfonso Rojas Res-trepo in a negligence action brought by appellant Carroll Smith as a result of a motor vehicle accident. In determining whether summary judgment was properly entered against Smith, the principal issue we are called upon to decide is whether, under the 1982 Compulsory/No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act' (“No-Fault Act”) (D.C.Code §§ 35-2101 to -2113 (1988 Repl.)), Smith has…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Licari v. ElliottNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Nader v. De ToledanoDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. Dimond v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
  4. McCoy v. Quadrangle Development Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
  5. Don McGuire v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., Columbia Broadcasting System Films, Inc., and General FoodsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Kerrigan v. Britches of Georgetowne, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
  2. Potts v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
  3. Croce v. HallDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
  4. Musa v. Continental Insurance Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. Washington Automotive Co. v. 1828 L Street AssociatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2006

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