Todd v. Mass Transit Administration

BATTAGLIA, Judge.

Kenneth Todd (hereinafter “Mr. Todd”) sued the Mass Transit Administration (hereinafter “MTA”) for personal injuries that he sustained when he was attacked by other passengers on an MTA bus. The novel issue presented in this case is whéther MTA had a duty to take affirmative action to protect Mr. Todd from the attack. MTA prevailed on its motion for summary judgment before the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse.

I. Background

On the holiday evening of July 4, 2000, at about 10 o’clock, Mr. Todd was a passenger on a bus operated by the…