District of Columbia v. Payne
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by the District of Columbia from a judgment on verdict in an action to recover damages for personal injuries. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Alvey
*501This action was brought against the District of Columbia to recover damages for personal injuries, alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff, Emma B. Payne, by falling through the opening of a sewer trap which, according to the allegation of the plaintiff, was permitted to remain for a long time out of repair, and in a dangerous and unsafe condition, in the pavement of one of the public streets of the city, without any warning or protection to denote or show that such sewer trap was unsafe or dangerous. The general issue of not guilty was pleaded, and the case was tried before a jury,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. IvesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Mayor v. SheffieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
3Cited by1 opinion
- Clementine Mitchell v. District of Columbia, District of Columbia v. Clementine MitchellCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965