WMATA v. DESCHAMPS

No. 1707, September Term, 2007.

961 A.2d 591 (2008)

183 Md. App. 279

WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY v. Ruby DESCHAMPS.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

December 3, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerard J. Stief (Michael K. Guss, Carol B. O'Keeffe, General Counsel on the brief), Washington, DC, for Appellant.

Thomas A. McManus, Upper Marlboro, for Appellee.

Panel: DAVIS, MATRICCIANI and ROBERT L. KARWACKI (Retired, specially assigned), JJ.


MATRICCIANI, Judge.

This case comes to us from a jury verdict in the Circuit Court for Prince George's County, holding appellant/cross-appellee Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ("WMATA") liable to appellee/cross-appellant Ruby Deschamps ("Ms. Deschamps") for negligence stemming from injuries she sustained while riding a WMATA-operated escalator. WMATA made motions for judgment both at the conclusion of Ms. Deschamps' case and at the conclusion of all...

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