Legal Opinion
Sandra I. Londono and Jessica Londono v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 2, 1985No. 84-5603PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STARR.
STARR, Circuit Judge:
This case arises out of a personal injury sustained by a young child on an escalator operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WMATA”). The plaintiffs’ case rested on the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur, but the District Court concluded that they could not establish facts sufficient to permit a jury verdict for them based on that theory. Our examination of District of Columbia law, including an important judicial decision rendered after the District Court’s ruling in the case at hand, persuades us…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Donald W. Kreuzer, D.M.D. v. American Academy of PeriodontologyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- E. P. Hinkel & Company, Inc. v. The Manhattan CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- Washington Loan & Trust Co. v. HickeyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
- Quin v. George Washington UniversityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Winnie C. Byers v. William A. BurlesonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Gwendolyn Y. Bell v. May Department Stores Company, a New York Corporation, D/B/A HechtsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
- Nayereh S. Rassoulpour v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- William C. Barwick v. United States of America, Department of the Interior. Appeal of Otis Elevator CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
- Casanova v. Marathon Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 2008
- Jones v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1990
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