Legal Opinion
Janifer v. Jandebeur
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 10, 1989No. 87-1007PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant’s decedent, Thomas Redman, was a passenger in an automobile operated by William Braxton. He was killed in a collision between the car in which he was riding and another vehicle operated by the defendant-appellee, Sara D. Jandebeur. At the conclusion of a trial in the Superior Court, the jury found, in response to special questions propounded by Judge A. Franklin Burgess, Jr., that both Braxton and Ms. Jandebeur were negligent and that Redman assumed the risk by riding with Braxton while the latter was driving under the influence of alcohol. Judge…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Michalic v. Cleveland Tankers, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Morrison v. MacNamaraDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Sinai v. Polinger Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Scoggins v. JudeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Christie v. CallahanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Mills v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Robinson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1997
- Dyer v. William S. Bergman & Associates, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
- Raphael v. OkyiriDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
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