# Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. Jones

> District of Columbia Court of Appeals · March 24, 1982 · 443 A.2d 45

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9754018

## Case

- **Full name:** WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Et Al., Appellants, v. Brenda E. JONES, Et Al., Appellees
- **Court:** District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- **Decided:** March 24, 1982
- **Citations:** 443 A.2d 45; 1982 D.C. App. LEXIS 314
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Ferren
- **Judges:** Newman, Kelly, Kern, Nebeker, Harris, MacK, Ferren, Pryor, Belson
- **Cited by:** 43 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- describing contributory negligence as a matter of law as “the exceptional case”
- noting that the jury weighs witness credibility and resolves disputes regarding speed and distances

## Opinion text

FERREN, Associate Judge,
with whom NEWMAN, Chief Judge, joins, concurring:
While I join in Judge KELLY’s opinion for the court, I would add that the facts here, manifesting negligence by the drivers of both vehicles, provide a classic illustration of why legislatures or courts — in 36 jurisdictions to date — have adopted the doctrine of comparative negligence. See Alvis v. Ribar, 85 Ill.2d 1, 11-14 , 52 Ill.Dec. 23 , 28-33, 421 N.E.2d 886, 891-95 (1981). See generally R. E. Keeton, Venturing To Do Justice 45-53, 85-89 (1969).

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