Legal Opinion
Herrell v. Pimsler
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 15, 1969No. Civ. A. 1614-68PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNGDAHL, Senior District Judge.
In this personal injury action the jury returned a verdict for defendants, Morton and Rosalind Pimsler. Plaintiffs, Jeffrey and Lee Herrell, now move for a new trial on the ground that the Court committed prejudicial error in instructing the jury that the doctrine of negligence per se with reference to traffic violations applied to minor plaintiff, Jeffrey Herrell. For the reasons stated below, plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial is granted.
It appears without dispute from the evidence in this case that on June 22, 1968 at about 4 P.M.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Harrison Richardson v. Thomas E. GregoryCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Rudes v. GottschalkTexas Supreme Court · 1959
- Peigh v. Baltimore & O. R. CoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- Sobel v. DiatzCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
- Powell Ex Rel. Powell v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1966
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Stevens v. HallDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Renner v. NestorCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1983
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