Wilson v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

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• concluding that Wilson’s testimony that she was on the bus for thirty minutes before she slipped on “dry and sticky” soda was insufficient to establish how long the hazard existed
• affirming judgment granted for defendant notwithstanding the verdict where plaintiff “presented no expert testimony, or any testimony for that matter, with respect to the presence of the orange sticky substance on the steps” (emphasis omitted)
• affirming judgment as a matter of law in 8 favor of defendant where no evidence was offered to show the bus driver’s actual or constructive knowledge of the spilled substance that caused passenger’s fall
• to prove constructive notice, “a plaintiff must present evidence that a dangerous condition existed for such a duration of time that had reasonable care been exercised the hazard would have been discovered” (citations omitted)

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