Legal Opinion
Eleanor T. Johnson v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 22, 1989No. 88-7073PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.
MIKVA, Circuit Judge:
Eleanor and Franklin Johnson’s daughter was struck and killed by a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WMATA”) subway car. The district court dismissed their suit against WMATA on summary judgment. We conclude that the district court erred in finding that certain internal inconsistencies in the testimony of two witnesses rendered that testimony inherently incredible. Because the district court disregarded aspects of that testimony which were favorable to appellants in evaluating whether there were genuine…
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