Legal Opinion
Reading v. Faucon
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 30, 1957No. 1985PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
In this action, arising out of an automobile collision at an uncontrolled street intersection, both parties sought damages on account of the alleged negligence of the other. A jury returned a verdict for plaintiff, but the trial court granted defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and at the same time granted the alternate motion for new trial. Plaintiff has appealed.
The question of the timeliness of the appeal has been raised. Four days aft er entry of judgment n. o. v. plaintiff filed a motion to “reinstate verdict of jury.” Within ten days after…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Montgomery Ward & Co. v. DuncanSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Marsh v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- Shu v. BasingerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1948
- Brown v. ClancyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1945
- Wright v. Capital Transit Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Smith v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Turner v. American Motors General Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Fajardo v. CammackSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
- Spain v. McNealDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- Aqui v. IsaacDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
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