GILLEM v. MARTA.

62354.

160 Ga. App. 393 (1981)

288 S.E.2d 376

GILLEM v. METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied November 17, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Windholz, for appellant.

Thomas G. Sampson, Charles R. Coleman, for appellee.


SOGNIER, Judge.

Dorothy Gillem was injured when a MARTA bus in which she was riding came to a sudden stop, causing her to fall. She sued MARTA, claiming that the bus driver was negligent in operating the vehicle. Appellant amended her compliant to include a claim for a penalty against MARTA for bad faith in its failure to pay personal injury protection benefits according to the Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident Reparations Act.

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