Legal Opinion

Terminal Taxicab Co. v. Blum

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided May 5, 1924No. 4019PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARTIN, Acting Associate Justice.

The plaintiff, Milton Blum, sued the Terminal Taxicab Company for damages because of personal injuries sustained by him in consequence of the alleged negligence of the company’s chauffeur in the operation of one of its taxicabs. The plea was the general issue.

The case was tried to the jury, and at the close of the plaintiff’s evidence the defendant moved for a directed verdict, upon the ground that the evidence failed to show any negligence upon the part of defendant’s employee, but in fact showed negligence upon the part of plaintiff. The court overruled the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. IvesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  2. Inland & Seaboard Coasting Co. v. TolsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  3. Washington Ry. & Electric Co. v. StuartDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1920

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Eleanor T. Johnson v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
  2. Boaze v. Windridge & Handy, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
  3. Reginald Law v. Virginia Stage Lines, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
  4. Towles ex rel. Plymouth Ins. v. Arcade-Sunshine Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
  5. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997

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