Maddox v. MARTA, et al.

Summary

Plaintiff seeks to recover damages for his quadriplegia suffered while riding a (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) MARTA paratransit bus.

Plaintiff, claims the bus stopped suddenly while he was out of his seat, leading to the fall. Plaintiff, who suffered from mobility issues that required him to use a walker before the incident, claims defendant driver violated safety rules by requiring plaintiff to retrieve his rider card, which plaintiff had thrown, and by failing to stop the bus as plaintiff retrieved his card.

The defense contends that plaintiff was intoxicated at the time of the incident, and that the intoxication was the cause of the fall.