BALLARD v. METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY

A91A0583.

200 Ga. App. 880 (1991)

410 S.E.2d 49

BALLARD v. METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided July 31, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stokes & Klinger, Gregory M. Stokes, Stanford N. Klinger, for appellant.

David R. Autry, Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, Guerry R. Moore, for appellee.


ANDREWS, Judge.

Ballard appeals the grant of summary judgment to MARTA on the issue of MARTA's liability for punitive damages in his personal injury suit. The trial court held MARTA could not be liable for punitive damages as a "pure question of law."

The bus driven by MARTA driver Sims crossed the centerline and struck Ballard's car head-on, causing Ballard serious injury. Sims' foot was caught between the brake and gas pedals after his foot slipped off the...

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