Legal Opinion
Hall v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 23, 1983No. 81-1083PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
Appellant, James R. Hall, contests the dismissal of his tort claim against appellee, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (hereinafter WMATA). As an employee of WMATA, Hall was arrested on March 21, 1979, and charged with embezzling $8.00 from a subway farecard machine. He was acquitted of the charge. On April 2, 1981, he filed this action against WMATA, alleging false arrest, malicious prosecution and abuse of process. Appellee moved for summary judgment, arguing that under the WMATA Interstate Compact it enjoyed sovereign immunity. Sum*971mary judgment was…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Ernst & Ernst v. HochfelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. SherwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug StoresSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- West Virginia Ex Rel. Dyer v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Fisher v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by14 opinions
- McKethean v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Patrick D. Dant v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. O'NeillDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
- Griggs v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000
- Keenan v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1986
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