SMITH v. WMATA

No. 91-CV-529.

631 A.2d 387 (1993)

Carroll SMITH, Appellant, v. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 16, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vanessa M. Carpenter, with whom Jay M. Berkowitz, Adelphi, MD, was on the brief, for appellant.

Cynthia R. Mabry, Asst. Gen. Counsel, with whom Robert L. Polk, Gen. Counsel, Arnold I. Melnick, Deputy Gen. Counsel, and Gerard J. Stief, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Washington, DC, were on the brief, for appellee WMATA.

Jonathan S. Resnick, Washington, DC, for appellee Restrepo.

Before FARRELL and WAGNER, Associate Judges, and GALLAGHER, Senior Judge.


GALLAGHER, Senior Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the Superior Court granting summary judgment in favor of appellees Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (hereinafter "WMATA") and Alfonso Rojas Restrepo in a negligence action brought by appellant Carroll Smith as a result of a motor vehicle accident. In determining whether summary judgment was properly entered against Smith, the principal issue we are...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases