Legal Opinion
Wentworth v. Air Line Pilots Association
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 14, 1975No. 8452PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
Appellant, the owner of a building, sued Air Line Pilots Association and the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. for damages allegedly suffered when a nearby excavation by one, or both, of the appellees negligently caused the foundation of her building to shift and the walls to crack. At the close of appellant’s proof, the court directed a verdict of one cent (10) in favor of appellant, finding that appellant had failed to make any showing of actual damages. We affirm the judgment.
Appellant pleaded in her complaint and insisted at trial and in this court that the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Kirst v. Clarkson Construction CompanyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1965
- Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.'s AssessmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
- State v. RowleyWashington Supreme Court · 1968
- Mullan v. HackerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1946
- Maryland Casualty Company v. RittinerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Nichols v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- Greene v. Bearden Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Safer v. PerperCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Wood v. NeumanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
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