District of Columbia v. Moulton
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by the District of Columbia from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia upon the verdict of a jury in an action to recover damages for personal injuries.
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Hearing on an appeal by the District of Columbia from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia upon the verdict of a jury in an action to recover damages for personal injuries. The Court in its opinion stated the case as follows: This action was brought to recover for personal injuries received by the plaintiff, Hosea B. Moulton, the present appellee, by reason of alleged negligence of the defendant, the District of Columbia, the present appellant, in allowing an improper obstruction in one of the streets of the city of Washington, causing the horse of the plaintiff to…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Alvey
By the Act of Congress of February 21, 1871, (the portion whereof that constitutes Sec. 77, B. S. D. C.), it is provided that the Board of Public Works, now the Commissioners of the District, “shall have entire control of and make all regulations which they shall deem necessary for keeping in repair the streets, avenues, lalleys,” etc. And with respect to the Commissioners of the District, having such full and complete control of the streets, it has been held, and it is now settled, that they are under a duty to keep the public ways of the city in such condition that they can be used with…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Union Pacific Railway Co. v. McDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- District of Columbia v. WoodburySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Ring v. . City of CohoesNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Macomber v. NicholsMichigan Supreme Court · 1876
- Hughes v. City of Fond du LacWisconsin Supreme Court · 1889
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