Chr. Heurich Brewing Co. v. McGavin

MARTIN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment for damages recovered against appellant by the appellee, who was plaintiff below, for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by her because of the negligent operation of a gasoline truck by appellant’s employee upon one of the streets of the District of Columbia. The suit was brought to recover jointly against the appellant company and its employee.

It appears that plaintiff was struck and injured by the truck while crossing a city street, and she charges that defendant company and its employee were negligent, in that they had…