District of Columbia v. Singleton

On 20 June 2008, Respondents Wayne Singleton and his eight-year-old son, Jaron, were passengers in a westbound bus on Route 50 in Prince George’s County. At a certain point during that journey, the bus left the travel-portion of Route 50 and became “airborne.” Singleton, asleep at that time, and Jaron, awake but non-comprehending, could not explain the cause for the bus leaving the road, although Singleton woke-up in time to witness the bus landing in a wooded area and colliding with a tree. Respondents sued Petitioner, the District of Columbia (the District), endeavoring to prove that it was…