Legal Opinion

Mary D. Swank v. Capital Transit Company, a Corporation

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided January 27, 1955No. 12372PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

The facts in this case are so similar to those which were present in Marshall v. Capital Transit Co., 95 U.S.App.D.C. - — , 216 F.2d 636, that we are not justified in reaching a different conclusion. This result is fortified by the fact that on several occasions appellant had alighted on the street pavement, and not on the curb, at the point in question. Furthermore, she was aware that she was making a full step down to the street pavement and not the shorter distance to the top of the curb. *

Affirmed.

*

Plaintiff’s reliance upon Section 3(o), of Order No. 711 of the Public Utilities Commission…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Mrs. Ethel Burns (Wiggins) Marshall v. Capital Transit CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Ada M. Reece and Charles Reece v. Capital Transit Company, a Corporation, Capital Transit Company, a Corporation v. Ada M. Reece and Charles ReeceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
  2. Sullivan v. Yellow Cab CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965

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