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D. C. TRANSIT SYSTEM, INC. v. PERRY

No. 7588.

337 A.2d 224 (1975)

D. C. TRANSIT SYSTEM, INC., Appellant, v. Bessie L. PERRY, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 29, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Swanson, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Harold A. Sakayan, Rockville, Md., for appellee.

Before REILLY, Chief Judge, and FICKLING and HARRIS, Associate Judges.

REILLY, Chief Judge:

In an action by a bus passenger against the D.C. Transit System, Inc. for personal injuries asserted to have been caused by the negligence of the driver operating the bus, a jury returned a verdict for $8,000 in damages. On appeal the transit company contends that the trial court erred in denying a motion for a directed verdict after plaintiff rested.

At the trial, plaintiff, a 73-year-old woman, testified that she boarded a southbound...

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