Legal Opinion
Smith v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 10, 2002No. 01-1345PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge KING wrote the opinion, in which Judge GREGORY joined. Judge MICHAEL wrote an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
KING, Circuit Judge.
In July 1999, the parents of Richard Hadaway Smith, individually and as representatives of his estate, initiated this proceeding against the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (the “METRO”) in the District of Maryland, seeking damages for the death of their son. In response, the METRO asserted governmental immunity and, upon the court’s partial denial of its immunity claim,…
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