Legal Opinion
Phillips v. D. C. Transit System, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 20, 1964No. 3427PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MYERS, Associate Judge.
At the conclusion of the testimony for the plaintiff (appellant) in the trial court, a verdict was directed in favor of the D. C. Transit System, Inc., on the ground that plaintiff was contributorily negligent as a matter of law. This appeal ensued.
Substantially appellant contends that the trial judge erred in granting the directed verdict because (1) there was evidence on which the jury could have found that the bus elriver was solely negligent and (2) even assuming that negligence by appellant contributed to produce the accident, the bus driver had the last clear…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Dean v. Century Motors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
- Brown v. ClancyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1945
- Stenta v. LeblangSupreme Court of Delaware · 1962
- Cotter M. Mathews v. Stanley A. LindsayCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Hardy v. HardyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. JonesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. DavisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Felton v. WagnerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Spain v. McNealDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- Singer v. DoyleDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1967
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