Chambers v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, on verdict, in an action to recover damages for alleged personal injuries. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Orsdel
Appellant, Celia Chambers, plaintiff below, sued the District •of Columbia for damages to compensate her for alleged injuries which she sustained from falling over an elevation in a sidewalk in the city of Washington.
On trial in the supreme court of the District, the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff, awarding her 1 cent damages. From a judgment thereon, she prosecuted this appeal. From the verdict,, the jury found against defendant on the question of negligence. There was a sharp conflict in the evidence as to whether plaintiff sustained any injury. The question of damages, should the…
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