Legal Opinion
Fitzpatrick v. Fowler
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 10, 1948No. 9663PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Associate Justice.
The action giving rise to this appeal was instituted by appellant in the District Court to recover damages from her employer for personal injuries. It was al*173leged by appellant that the injuries were sustained by reason of appellee’s negligence in maintaining a dangerous place of employment, and that the danger was known to appellee but unknown to appellant. At the conclusion of appellant’s case the trial court directed a verdict in favor of appellee. This appeal followed.
Appellant, whose occupation is that of a waitress for private families, was engaged in that…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Gila Valley, Globe & Northern Railway Co. v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Boldt v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Southern Pacific Co. v. BerkshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Le Vonas v. Acme Paper Board Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1944
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Landella Kanelos v. Milton KettlerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Gordon v. Raven Systems & Research, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Humes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1951
- James A. Casper and Marguerite Casper v. Barber & Ross Company, a Corporation, and Warfield & Sanford, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1961
- Henry Ferguson v. Moore-Mccormack Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
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