Legal Opinion
Lucille M. Rankin, Administratrix on the Estate of Ronald Rankin, Deceased v. Shayne Brothers, Inc., Billy F. Rankin v. Shayne Brothers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 23, 1956No. 12436, 12437PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAHY, Circuit Judge.
At an intersection in the District of Columbia there was a collision of a passenger automobile and a truck. The truck was owned by defendant, a corporation, and was operated by its agent, Walker. The driver of the car was Billy F. Rankin, and the passengers were his wife, Lucille M. Rankin, and their infant son, Ronald Rankin, who was about nine weeks old. Both husband and wife were injured as a result of the collision, and their son died. In No. 12437 Billy F. Rankin sues in his individual right, and in No. 12436 his wife sues both in her own right and, under §§ 16-1201…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Dunn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Fairmount Glass Works v. Cub Fork Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Neese v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Ihl v. Forty-Second Street & Grand Street Ferry RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Jackson v. Capital Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Harrison Richardson v. Thomas E. GregoryCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Rein J. Vander Zee v. Kimon T. KarabatsosCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Franklin v. SheltonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1957
- Washington Hospital Center v. ButlerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Stemler v. BurkeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1965
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