Jones v. Wash. Metro. Area Transit Auth.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

In this non-diversity personal injury case, 1 plaintiff sues for injuries sustained when she tripped on a one-inch ridge in the sidewalk adjacent to defendant’s bus- and-train station while transferring between a bus and a train. At issue on summary judgment is the standard of care that defendant must observe with respect to hazards located on its premises.

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The record facts material to the instant summary judgment motion are undisputed. Plaintiff Mary F. Jones is a Virginia resident who, at all times relevant to this lawsuit, commuted daily from her…