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WESTON v. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT

Nos. 95-7055, 95-7098.

78 F.3d 682 (1996)

Victoria Marie WESTON and Marie Beatrice Weston, Appellees, v. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 15, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Keyser, Takoma Park, MD, argued the cause for appellant, with whom Robert L. Polk and Robert J. Kniaz, Washington, DC, were on the brief.

Jay B. Dorsey, III, Washington, DC, argued the cause for appellees.

Edward J. Longosz, II and Adam W. Smith, Fairfax, VA, were on the brief for amicus curiae Schindler Elevator Corporation.

Before: SILBERMAN, BUCKLEY and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

ROGERS, Circuit Judge:

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ("WMATA") appeals from a judgment following a jury verdict finding that WMATA was negligent per se in the inspection and maintenance of its escalators, which proximately caused a hand injury to the two-year old plaintiff. WMATA makes seven claims of error on appeal, but we need only address its contention that the district court erred in instructing the jury on the meaning of § 902...

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