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Bowles v. Mahoney. District of Columbia v. Mahoney
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 9, 1953No. 10935_1PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILBUR K. MILLER, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, Sarah Edna Bowles, is the owner of a parcel of ground at 2320 H Street, N. W., in the District of Columbia. The lot is some 6 feet higher than the level of the traveled portion of H Street, and the residence thereon extends to the front property line. In front of the house the publicly owned “parking”1 rises somewhat abruptly from the front sidewalk so that a flight of nine steps is required to reach the front door from the sidewalk — a distance at street level of about 20 feet. Thus the parking in front of the residence is a rather high sloping…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Altemus v. TalmadgeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1932
- Potter v. New York, Ontario & Western Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Shegda v. Hartford-Connecticut Trust Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1944
- Fraser v. KrugerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1924
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Lemle v. BreedenHawaii Supreme Court · 1969
- Helen Hanna, Cicero Hanna v. Annie C. Fletcher, Trustee of Estate of Florence Johnson, Benjamin F. Fletcher, and Fred S. Gichner Iron Works, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Teller v. McCoyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1978
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