GAFFRON v. MARTA

No. A97A1414.

494 S.E.2d 54 (1997)

229 Ga. App. 426

GAFFRON v. METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied November 18, 1997.

Certiorari Denied March 6, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Malone, Lawrence J. Pond, Atlanta, for appellant.

Chambers, Mabry, McClelland & Brooks, Walter B. McClelland, Atlanta, for appellee.


JOHNSON, Judge.

Audrey Gaffron sued Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority ("MARTA") for damages sustained when she was struck by a MARTA bus while attempting to cross a street in Atlanta. A jury awarded Gaffron $20,000. Gaffron appeals, alleging that errors committed by the trial court resulted in a low verdict. For reasons which follow, we reverse.

The evidence at trial showed that the incident occurred at the intersection of 15th Street and West Peachtree...

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