Case Name: BOSWELL v. METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1991-09-12
Citations: 201 Ga. App. 177
Docket Number: A90A0849
Parties: BOSWELL v. METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY.
Judges: Sognier, C. J., and McMurray, P. J., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 201
Pages: 177–177

Head Matter:
A90A0849.
BOSWELL v. METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY.
(410 SE2d 829)
Decided September 12, 1991.
James Booker, for appellant.
Gorby, Reeves, Moraitakis & Whiteman, Michael J. Gorby, Stephanie L. Scheier, Michael E. Fisher, for appellee.
Salem & Wong, Alvin T. Wong, Beltran & Buckley, Frank J. Beltran, William Q. Bird, amici curiae.

Opinion:
Carley, Judge.
In Boswell v. MARTA, 196 Ga. App. 902 (397 SE2d 165) (1990), we held that appellee-defendant Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) was not immune from liability for punitive damages because the legislation whereby MARTA had been created contained " 'a clear, complete and absolute waiver of [any] governmental immunity from tort liability.' " On certiorari, however, the Supreme Court reversed, concluding that, "as a matter of law, an award of punitive damages against MARTA would violate public policy. . . ." Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Auth. v. Boswell, 261 Ga. 427 (405 SE2d 869) (1991). Accordingly, our original judgment is vacated, the judgment of the Supreme Court is made the judgment of this court and the judgment of the trial court is hereby affirmed.
Judgment affirmed.
Sognier, C. J., and McMurray, P. J., concur.