Legal Opinion

Tommy Cioffi, a Minor by William N. Cioffi, His Father and Next Friend, and William N. Cioffi v. Queenstown Apartments, Section E, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided April 18, 1957No. 13355_1PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DANAHER, Circuit Judge.

Appellants complain of a judgment entered upon a verdict directed for the ap-pellee at the conclusion of the appellants’ opening statement.

The action had been commenced by a father suing in his own behalf and on the account of his four-year-old minor son. The latter lived with his parents in appellee’s apartment development in Maryland. On the apartment grounds, admittedly in the control of and provided by the appellee for the use of tenants, were heavy iron benches which the ap-pellee had caused to be fastened by iron bolts anchored into the concrete walkway. The…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Gunning v. CooleySupreme Court of the United States · 1930
  2. Best v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  3. Pessagno v. Euclid Inv. Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
  4. Tobin v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
  5. Kay v. CainCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. John Joseph Clarke, Jr., a Minor, by Muriel Clarke, His Mother and Next Friend, and Muriel Clarke v. Dagmar O'COnnOrCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
  2. Glenna Frances Tuck, Administratrix of the Estate of George William Tuck, Deceased v. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
  3. Verline Oliver, Administratrix of the Estate of Rembert Marshall Oliver v. Southern Railway Company and General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
  4. Edelman v. National BankDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1961
  5. Edelman v. National Bank Of WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1961

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