Legal Opinion
Dilli v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 30, 1939No. 7273PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGroner, C. J.
This is an appeal from a judgment on a verdict of a jury in a suit for damages resulting from an assault committed on the appellee-plaintiff by an employee of the appellants-defendants in their place of business.
Appellants operate a restaurant in the northwest section of Washington City. At the time in question it was in charge of an employee named Propst. Plaintiff testified substantially as follows: At about three o’clock in the morning of July 17, 1936, accompanied by two friends, he entered the restaurant, took a seat at the counter, and ordered two hamburger sandwiches and a cup of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Davis v. MerrillSupreme Court of Virginia · 1922
- Axman v. Washington Gaslight Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1912
- Central Motor Co. v. GalloCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1936
- High Co. v. HollerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
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3Cited by22 opinions
- District of Columbia v. DavisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Corene Antoinette Lyon v. Michael CareyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Weinberg v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Penn Central Transportation Co. v. ReddickDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Wegner v. Delly-Land Delicatessen, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
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