Lohman v. District of Columbia

CAYTON, Chief Judge.

The important question on this appeal is the validity of Section 28(a) of the District of Columbia Traffic and Motor Vehicle Regulations, which reads in part: “A vehicle approaching an intersection shall slow down and be kept under such control as to avoid colliding with pedestrians or vehicles.” Appellant was convicted of a violation of said regulation. We shall recite only so much of the evidence as is necessary to an understanding of the legal questions involved.

At 2:30 in the morning appellant was driving a taxicab west on Park Road approaching the intersection of 14th…