Bradley v. D. C. Transit System, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
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
- Thomas v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
- Lewis v. ShiffersDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
- Sowder v. NolanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
- Webster v. PerperDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1951
- McDaniel v. CusimanoDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1959
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- Faison v. A. P. Woodson Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964