Legal Opinion
D. C. Transit System, Inc. v. Carney
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 16, 1969No. 4504PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FICKLING, Associate Judge.
Appellant’s motion for a directed verdict was denied, and the jury awarded appel-lee damages in the sum of $7,500 for injuries sustained while a passenger on a bus. Its motion for judgment n. o. v. was also denied and this appeal followed.
The facts are relatively simple and undisputed. Appellee boarded one of appellant’s buses near the corner of 13th and Eye Streets, N.W. The bus pulled away from the bus stop and had just entered the intersection when an unidentified car, which had been traveling in the same direction as the bus, suddenly made a right turn in front…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Sher v. De HavenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
- Lukitsch v. St. Louis Public Service Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1952
- Arlene B. Becker v. Colonial Parking, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- D. C. Transit System, Inc. v. SmithDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1961
- Robinson v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1936
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Morrison v. MacNamaraDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- McKethean v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Sinai v. Polinger Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- District of Columbia v. MitchellDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Holland v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
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