Legal Opinion
Turner v. American Motors General Corp.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 16, 1978No. 12373PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge:
Appellant Gertrude Turner, a Metro-bus passenger, sought in the trial court to recover damages from appellee and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) for injuries received in a fall on a Metrobus in November 1974. After extensive pretrial discovery, appellee moved for summary judgment. The motion was granted and this appeal followed.1 Appellant contends here that the trial court erred in entering judgment for appellee, arguing, specifically, that her claim of negligent design and appellee’s defense of contributory negligence raised questions of…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. IvesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Sharon Hageman, Admx. Of the Estate of Donald Hageman v. Signal L. P. Gas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1973
- Pike v. Frank G. Hough Co.California Supreme Court · 1970
- Marguerite Jamieson v. Woodward & LothropCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- Burch v. Amsterdam CorporationDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Holland v. HannanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Johnson v. WeinbergDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Williams v. GerstenfeldDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Scoggins v. JudeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Reginald Exum v. General Electric CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
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