Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 21, 2006No. 04-CV-1113PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judge:
At issue in this case is whether the trial judge correctly granted appellee Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law, overturning a $70,000.00 jury verdict in appellant Helen Wilson’s (Ms. Wilson) favor. Appellant filed a complaint against WMATA alleging that while exiting a WMATA bus through the back door she slipped and fell on the steps of the bus and suffered injuries. After the fall, appellant alleged that there was a sticky orange substance, which she believed to be orange soda on her hand.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Twyman v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
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