Legal Opinion
Montague v. Henderson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 21, 1979No. 79-70PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
This is an appeal from a jury verdict for the defendant in a negligence action. The appellant questions the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain a jury finding to the effect that either the defendant was not negligent or that the plaintiff was contribu-torily negligent. Additionally, he asserts that the trial court erred in submitting the issue of contributory negligence to the jury. We hold that the facts of record fail to provide a basis to sustain a finding of the plaintiff’s contributory negligence and that the trial court erred in submitting this question to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Weisman v. MiddletonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Shokuwan Shimabukuro v. Higeyoshi NagayamaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Spain v. McNealDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- Singer v. DoyleDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1967
- D. C. Transit System, Inc. v. HarrisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
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3Cited by6 opinions
- District of Columbia v. WhiteDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- In Re MicheelDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Ceco Corp. v. ColemanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- McNeil Pharmaceutical v. HawkinsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- In Re MicheelDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
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