Taylor v. Bi-State Development Agency

CRIST, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) for Plaintiff’s failure to give timely notice to GEICO of an accident caused by phantom driver. We affirm.

Plaintiff filed suit for injuries she allegedly sustained on January 25, 1990, while she was a paying passenger on a bus operated by Bi-State Development Agency on Grand Avenue in St. Louis. Plaintiff alleged her injuries were caused when she slipped and fell on the bus due to a sudden stop. She also alleged a “phantom vehicle” failed to keep a careful lookout, drove…