Legal Opinion
Adams v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 7, 2000No. A00A1510PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Phipps, Judge.
Mary Gordon Adams sued the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) and its employee, Richard James, for injuries she sustained as a passenger on a bus driven by James. She appeals the jury verdict in favor of MARTA and James, the judgment entered on the verdict and the denial of her motion for new trial. Adams claims that the trial court erred by refusing to give three jury charges she requested, by improperly charging the jury on the law pertaining to the duty a carrier owes to its passengers and by not admitting certain medical records. We find no error with…
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