CITY OF ATLANTA v. MARTA

S92G1163.

262 Ga. 743 (1993)

425 S.E.2d 862

CITY OF ATLANTA v. METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 18, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael V. Coleman, Joe M. Harris, Jr., Sarah I. Mills, for appellant.

Gorby, Reeves, Moraitakis & Whiteman, Nicholas C. Moraitakis, Martha D. Turner, Michael E. Fisher, for appellees.

Walter E. Sumner, Theresa F. Gilstrap, amici curiae.


CLARKE, Chief Justice.

A MARTA bus collided with a vehicle driven by Patricia Bauer while they were driving on DeKalb Avenue in the City of Atlanta (City). Bauer died as a result of this collision, and her estate sued MARTA and the driver of the MARTA bus on a negligence theory. Bauer's estate also sued the City of Atlanta in nuisance for maintaining a dangerous traffic signal which, the estate alleged, was a contributing...

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