Legal Opinion
Pessagno v. Euclid Inv. Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 29, 1940No. 7401PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGroner, C. J.
Appellant was injured by a fall on the private driveway of the apartment house at 1616, 16th Street, N. W., Washington City, and brought this action against ap-pellee, the owner, for damages. The complaint charged negligence in failing to exercise due care to keep the pavement of the driveway in reasonably safe condition for the use of tenants and their guests. The accident happened around nine o’clock in the evening when plaintiff, the guest of a tenant, was leaving to take a cab. The day was cold and rainy, and the driveway and streets were slippery and dangerous from ice forming as the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Reardon v. ShimelmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
- Kelly v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Altomari v. KrugerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Tobin v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- Haynesworth v. D.H. Stevens Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
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