Legal Opinion
Hecht Co. v. Hohensee
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 23, 1936No. 6557PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBB, Associate Justice.
Appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff in the Supreme Court of the District in an action for damages for personal injuries.
In his declaration plaintiff alleged that on February 5, 1934, he was walking on the sidewalk in front of premises owned by the defendant, Hecht Company, in which it operated a department store; that it was the duty of the defendant to keep the sidewalk in a reasonably safe condition so that persons lawfully using the same would not be injured; that, notwithstanding its duty in the premises, the defendant “cleared certain portions of the said…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mahoney v. PerreaultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Taggart v. BouldinSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1933
- Norville v. Hub Furniture Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1929
- Arning v. DrudingSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1921
- Aull v. LeeSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1913
3Cited by12 opinions
- Smith v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
- Reichman v. Franklin Simon Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- ALBERTILE v. Louis & Alexander Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
- Bolin v. Tenneco Oil Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1963
- Murphy v. SchwankhausDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.