Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority v. Tuck
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 29, 1982No. 63810, 63811PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Judge.
On December 1,1978, plaintiff-appellee Jeffrey Tuck, a minor, was riding home from school on a bus owned and operated by defendant-appellant Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA). The bus was not identified and equipped as a “school bus” in the manner provided by Code Ann. § 68A-706. When the MARTA bus stopped across the street from Jeffrey’s home, he stepped from the bus and ran in front of the bus and into the street. While in the street, Jeffrey was struck by an automobile owned and operated by Anthony Rucker.
Jeffrey and his father, S. J. Tuck, each brought…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Gillikin v. BurbageSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
- Ellington v. Tolar Consruction Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Underwood v. Atlanta & West Point RailroadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Brewer v. GittingsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
- Krasner v. O'DELLCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
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3Cited by13 opinions
- McCoy v. GayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Stuckey v. Northern Propane Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Brumit v. MullCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Georgia Power Co. v. HinsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
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