Legal Opinion

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

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided July 20, 1962No. 2975PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MYERS, Associate Judge.

Appellant sued appellee transit company for damages for personal injuries sustained when she fell while a passenger on a bus. The case was submitted to a jury which returned a verdict for the transit company. From judgment thereon, the passenger has appealed.

The record reveals that appellant was standing with other passengers in a crowded bus and fell when the bus suddenly stopped as it was entering an intersection after having slowly passed or temporarily halted at a passenger-loading point without opening its front door to take on waiting passengers. She was unable to…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Thomas v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
  2. Lewis v. ShiffersDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
  3. Sowder v. NolanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
  4. Webster v. PerperDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1951
  5. McDaniel v. CusimanoDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1959

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Faison v. A. P. Woodson Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964

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