PAZMINO v. WMATA

No. 91-CV-992.

638 A.2d 677 (1994)

Lillian PAZMINO, et al., Appellants, v. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 15, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor E. Long, with whom Joseph A. Malouf, Washington, DC, was on the brief, for appellants.

Cynthia R. Mabry, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, with whom Robert L. Polk, Gen. Counsel, Arnold I. Melnick, Deputy Gen. Counsel, and Gerard J. Stief, Associate Gen. Counsel, were on the brief, for appellees.

Before ROGERS, Chief Judge, and FERREN and STEADMAN, Associate Judges.


STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

On March 21, 1987, a bus driven by John Bryant collided with an automobile driven by Dorothy Chappell. Chappell was traveling in front of the bus and the accident occurred as she attempted to make a U-turn. Plaintiff/appellant Lillian Pazmino1 was a passenger in the bus and was injured when she was thrown from her standing position near the back of the bus into the fare box in the front of the bus. We agree with...

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