Legal Opinion
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. O'Neill
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 8, 1994No. 92-CV-507PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) appeals from a jury verdict for the plaintiff-appellee in this personal injury case arising from a beating of appellee by other passengers on a WMATA bus. 'WMATA contends that its sovereign immunity bars this suit, hence that its motion for summary judgment should have been granted. It also contends that appellee failed to prove proximate causation and, by adducing no expert testimony on the appropriate standard of care or a breach thereof, failed in its proof on these issues as well. Finally, 'WMATA contests…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Weiner v. Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Lopez v. Southern California Rapid Transit DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
- Toy v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Mohammad Sami v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by38 opinions
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