Legal Opinion
Proctor v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 12, 1971No. 5411PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YEAGLEY, Associate Judge.
The court below granted appellee’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict after the jury had returned a verdict in favor of the appellant and had awarded her damages for negligence in the amount of $3,500.00. The appellant contends that the trial court erred when it entered the province of the jury and ruled as a matter of law that the irregularity in the brick sidewalk was so trivial and inconsequential that reasonable men would not reach different conclusions regarding the condition of its surface. We hold that there was no error below. Accordingly, the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Shewmaker v. Capital Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Whiting v. City of National CityCalifornia Supreme Court · 1937
- Barrett v. City of ClaremontCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
- City of Memphis v. McCradyTennessee Supreme Court · 1938
- American Marietta Co. v. GriffinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Etheredge v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Rich v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- District of Columbia v. CooperDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Tucci v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
- Girdler v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013
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