D. C. Transit System, Inc. v. Warner Corp.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Judge.
The owner of a truck sued the transit company for damages sustained in an intersection collision with a bus. The trial court found for plaintiff, and defendant has appealed.
The driver of plaintiff’s truck was approaching an intersection controlled by a stop sign, and said that after looking in both directions he saw nothing and started to move ahead; that when he reached the center of the intersection he saw the bus approaching him, seventy-five feet away; that the front of the bus struck the truck’s right side; that there was “lots of snow on the ground” and that although the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Shu v. BasingerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1948
- Phillips v. D. C. Transit System, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
- Raaen v. Southern Hotel Supply Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1942
3Cited by3 opinions
- D. C. Transit System, Inc. v. HarrisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Baumann v. CantonDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1968
- Clark v. Interstate Insurance Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968