Legal Opinion

Taylor v. D. C. Transit System, Inc.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided November 7, 1969No. 4735PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FICKLING, Associate Judge:

Appellant appeals from an order granting appellee’s motion for summary judgment.

The appellant filed a complaint for personal injuries suffered in a fall. She alleged that appellee “negligently, carelessly and unlawfully permitted an amount of ice, snow or water to accumulate upon the step” of one of its Minibuses, which caused her to slip and fall. The appellee denied negligence.

The only evidence presented at the hearing on the motion was appellant’s deposition in which she testified that she could not “say exactly” what made her slip but that “it must have been the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ruffin v. Trans-Lux TheatreDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1959
  2. Aderholdt v. LewisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. District of Columbia v. JonesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
  2. S. KANN'S SONS CORPORATION v. HayesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
  3. Howard v. Safeway Stores, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970

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