Legal Opinion
D. C. Transit System, Inc. v. McLeod
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 6, 1973No. Nos. 6663, 6664PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FICKLING, Associate Judge:
These are cross-appeals from a judgment awarding McLeod damages arising out of an accident which occurred while she was a passenger on a bus owned and operated by D. C. Transit System, Inc. Liability was conceded and the issue of damages was submitted to a jury.
Appeal No. 6663
Appellant D. C. Transit contends that its motion for a new trial for lack of a unanimous verdict should have been granted. We agree.
The foreman of the jury announced verdicts of $24,600 for McLeod and $785 for Turner.1 A jury poll was requested by D. C. Transit. Several of the jurors were…
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