Legal Opinion
Brown v. Capital Transit Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 13, 1942No. 7951PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant (plaintiff below), brought suit in, the District Court against appellee (defendant below) for damages for personal injuries suffered as the result of the alleged negligent construction, maintenance, and operation of its street car. There was a directed verdict and judgment thereon for defendant.
The case is this: On August 16, 1938, appellant, at about 10:30 in the evening, boarded appellee’s car to go to 12th and E Streets in Washington City. With her she liad her three-year old grandson and a package of lunch. When the car stopped, she helped the child down from the platform of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Gunning v. CooleySupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Patton v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Sweeney v. ErvingSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Lewis v. Washington Ry. & Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
3Cited by28 opinions
- Payne v. Soft Sheen Products, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Franklin v. Skelly Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1944
- The Pennsylvania Railroad Company v. Robert Livingston Pomeroy, of the Estate of Elizabeth Eagan PomeroyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- Capital Transit Co. v. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- Safeway Stores, Inc. v. WestCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
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