Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority v. Williams

Andrews, Judge.

Mozelle Williams filed this lawsuit against MARTA for injuries she claimed to have suffered as the result of a fall at a MARTA station. She alleged that her fall was caused by water which was left on the floor by a MARTA employee and that MARTA was negligent in maintaining this unsafe condition. The case was tried before a jury and resulted in a verdict for Williams of $12,024.64.

1. In its first and second enumerations of error, MARTA claims that the trial court erred in denying its motions for directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative,…