Legal Opinion
Binns v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 8, 1983No. 62842, 62843Published
1Opinion of the Court
168 Ga. App. 261 (1983)
308 S.E.2d 674
BINNS
v.
METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY; and vice versa.
62842, 62843.
Court of Appeals of Georgia.
Decided September 8, 1983.
Rehearing Denied October 4, 1983.
Thomas Henry Nickerson, for appellant.
Frank A. Lightmas, Jr., Terrence Lee Croft, for appellee.
CARLEY, Judge.
Binns, plaintiff below, filed suit against the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) seeking compensatory damages for personal injuries and, in addition, punitive damages pursuant to OCGA § 33-34-6 (Code Ann. § 56-3406b). The jury returned a verdict awarding Binns both…
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