ELDER v. MARTA

62360.

160 Ga. App. 78 (1981)

286 S.E.2d 315

ELDER v. METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided October 16, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nick Long, for appellant.

Linwood R. Slayton, Jr., for appellee.


BIRDSONG, Judge.

On February 22, 1979, Buford Lawson, driving a 40-foot bus owned by appellee M.A.R.T.A. (MARTA), entered Interstate 85 southbound at Lenox Road. Two cars entered the expressway immediately ahead of the bus and Lawson followed the second car 15 to 20 feet back, traveling 40 to 45 m.p.h. It was raining; traffic was slow; and Lawson could see that there had been an automobile collision ahead in the right lane in which the bus was traveling. As traffic...

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