Legal Opinion
Bell v. Kelly Motor Lines, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 31, 1951No. Civ. A. No. 3868-50PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAMM, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, husband and wife, brought this action on September 6, 1950, to recover for personal injuries incurred when their motor vehicle collided with the defendant’s trailer truck. The collision occurred in Virginia on April 14, 1949. The plaintiffs allege that the trailer truck of the defendant was negligently driven by the employees of the defendant acting within the scope of their employment.
The defendant filed a motion to dismiss or for summary judgment, and a motion for change of venue.
The defendant predicated his motion to dismiss upon the theory that the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kaplan v. Manhattan Life Ins. Co. of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- Lewis v. Reconstruction Finance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
- Wells v. Alropa CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1936
- Moran v. HarrisonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1937
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Hodge v. Southern Railway Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Farrier v. May Department Stores Company, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1973
- Reeves v. Eli Lilly and Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 2005
- Thompson v. Pilot Freight Carriers, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1962