Globe Furniture Co. v. Gately
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Action by John T. Gately and another, as administrators of the es-ta'.e of William Gately, deceased, against the Globe Furniture Company, a body corporate. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
SMYTH, Chief Justice.
The Gatelys, as administrators of the estate of their deceased son, brought this action against the Globe Furniture Company, a corporation, to recover damages which they said they had sustained by reason of the death of their son through the negligence of an employé of the Furniture Company.
There was testimony that as the boy, who was about 8 or 9 years of age, was crossing from the east to the west side of Twenty-Third street, Washington, a large furniture truck, belonging to the defendant and driven by one of its employés, approached at a high rate of speed along th 2…
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