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WASHINGTON METRO. TRANSIT AUTH. v. JEANTY

Nos. 96-CV-862, 96-CV-957.

718 A.2d 172 (1998)

WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Appellant, v. Frances JEANTY, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 1, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerard J. Stief, with whom Robert L. Polk and Robert J. Kniaz, Washington, DC, were on the brief, for appellant.

Keith W. Donahoe, Greenbelt, MD, with whom Christopher R. Banker, Olney, MD, was on the brief, for appellee.

Before TERRY, SCHWELB, and FARRELL, Associate Judges.

SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

Frances Jeanty, a passenger on a Metrobus operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), suffered a fractured shoulder and related serious injuries when the rear door of the bus allegedly malfunctioned, closed too quickly, and catapulted her off the bus and onto the pavement. Ms. Jeanty filed suit against WMATA, alleging primarily that the bus had been negligently maintained and inadequately inspected.

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