Legal Opinion
Athridge v. Iglesias
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 12, 2005No. CIV.A.89-1222 JMF, CIV.A.92-1868 JMFPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
FACCIOLA, United States Magistrate Judge.
At trial, a crucial question arose concerning how the jury should be instructed as to the significance of the rebuttable presumption created by the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act (“MVSRA”), D.C.Code § 50-1301.08. This issue is complicated and made no clearer by the serious dispute as to the significance of various presumptions that the law creates. See David W. Louisell, Construing Rule SOI; Instructing the Jury on Presumptions in Civil Actions and Proceedings, 63 Va. L.Rev. 281 (1977).
In this case, the law of the District of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Frederick O. Gaither v. Charles R. Myers and American Motorist Insurance Co., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Green v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Athridge, Thomas v. Rivas, FranciscoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
- Curtis v. CuffDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Emory M. Jones, Sr. v. John HalunCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Athridge v. IglesiasDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2005
- Athridge v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 2008