Hageage v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Hearing on an appeal by tbe plaintiff from a judgment of tbe Supreme Court of tbe District of Columbia upon a directed verdict in favor of defendant in an action brought to recover damages for the alleged negligent killing of plaintiff’s intestate. Affirmed.
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Hearing on an appeal by tbe plaintiff from a judgment of tbe Supreme Court of tbe District of Columbia upon a directed verdict in favor of defendant in an action brought to recover damages for the alleged negligent killing of plaintiff’s intestate. Affirmed. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: This is an appeal from a judgment upon a directed verdict in favor of the defendant, the District of Columbia, appellee here, in an action by Joseph Hageage, the plaintiff, appellant here, as administrator of the estate of a five-year-old infant, Nicholas Hageage, for damages resulting…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Robb
The first question for determination is whether the District, never having opened this alley as a public alley, was under any obligation to maintain it as such. This obligation does not necessarily follow from the. mere fact of dedication and its acceptance by the District. Supposing a canal had crossed the alley, it would hardly be contended that it could have been considered a public thoroughfare? until the District had spanned the canal with a bridge and opened the alley for public travel. It usually requires more than a mere dedication or condemnation of land for a public street to make…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Railroad Co. v. StoutSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Union Pacific Railway Co. v. McDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. BeaversSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Benton v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1909
- Loftus v. DehailCalifornia Supreme Court · 1901
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