Legal Opinion
Dudley v. Meadowbrook, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 11, 1961No. 2669PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Acting Judge.
A large tree on defendants’ property fell across an alley and onto plaintiff’s premises,, damaging his garage and other property. Plaintiff sued for his damages and at the end of his case the trial court found for defendants, ruling that it was unnecessary for them to put on any answering evidence. The question on this appeal is whether that ruling was proper.
Plaintiff’s evidence . was that the tree fell at a time when no strong wind was blowing; that the tree had been on defendants’ property befpre 1942, when an apartment house was built there; that the soil had been…
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- Sterling v. WeinsteinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950
- Chambers v. WhelenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1930
- Brandywine Hundred Realty Co. v. CotilloCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1931
- Gibson v. DentonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
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