Legal Opinion
Bray v. D. C. Transit System, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 28, 1962No. 2880PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MYERS, Associate Judge.
Appellant sought to recover damages for injuries sustained by her when she slipped as she alighted from a bus operated by ap-pellee. She alleged the bus driver was negligent, in view of the inclement weather, in failing to keep the steps in a safe condition. At the conclusion of her testimony the trial judge directed a verdict for appel-lee principally because she had not established a prima facie case of negligence against appellee. This appeal ensued.
At the trial appellant was the only witness to the circumstances surrounding her accident. She testified that at the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Capital Transit Co. v. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- D. C. Transit System, Inc. v. SmithDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1961
- Riley v. Rhode Island CompanySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1908
- Hunter v. Public Service Railway Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1929
- Jackson v. Capital Transit Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1944
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. JeantyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
- Mixon v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
- Sebastian v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
- Battle v. George Washington UniversityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1994
- Brooks v. Bi-State Development AgencySupreme Court of Missouri · 1990
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