GATOIL (U.S.A.), INC., v. WASH. METRO. AREA TRANSIT

Nos. 85-5740, 85-5741.

801 F.2d 451 (1986)

GATOIL (U.S.A.), INC., Appellant, v. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY. W.A. BENSON, d/b/a Benson and Associates, Appellant, v. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 9, 1986.

As Amended September 16, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruno A. Ristau, Washington, D.C., for appellants.

Donald N. Rothman and Lawrence S. Greenwald, Baltimore, Md., were on brief, for appellant Gatoil (U.S.A.), Inc. in No. 85-5740. Robert W. Katz, Baltimore, Md., also entered an appearance for appellant Gatoil (U.S.A.), Inc. in No. 85-5740.

Jacob Dweck, Washington, D.C., was on brief, for appellant W.A. Benson in No. 85-5741. Beverly J. Rudy, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for appellant W.A. Benson in No. 85-5741.

Thomas B. Dorrier, with whom Sara E. Lister and Robert L. Polk, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellee in Nos. 85-5740 and 85-5741.

Before EDWARDS, SCALIA and BUCKLEY, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SCALIA.

SCALIA, Circuit Judge:

Gatoil (U.S.A.), Inc. and W.A. Benson, appellants in these consolidated cases, appeal from a decision by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia denying their motions for summary judgment and granting the summary judgment motion of appellee Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ("WMATA"). The District Court granted summary judgment to WMATA on the ground...

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