Legal Opinion
Alston v. Bowins
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 4, 1984No. 83-1494PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKEY.
WILKEY, Circuit Judge:
Horace Bowins appeals from a judgment entered against him by the trial court. We affirm.
I. Background
Carlondo Alston was riding on a bus operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) when the bus collided with an automobile driven by appellant Horace Bowins. Alston was injured in the crash, and subsequently brought suit against both WMATA and Bowins.
At trial, Alston's counsel inexplicably failed to introduce substantial evidence against Bowins during the plaintiff’s case, concentrating instead…
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