Washington Railway & Electric Co. v. Cullember
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
ITkaring on. appeal by tbe defendant from a judgment of tbe Supreme Court of the District of Columbia on verdict'in an action to recover damages for personal injuries. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: This is an appeal from a judgment in an action of damages for personal injuries.
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ITkaring on. appeal by tbe defendant from a judgment of tbe Supreme Court of the District of Columbia on verdict'in an action to recover damages for personal injuries. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: This is an appeal from a judgment in an action of damages for personal injuries. Plaintiff’s declaration in two counts charged that while he was driving a street-sweeping wagon northeast along Rhode Island avenue in the city of Washington on August 12, 1909, his wagon came in collision with an electric street railway car at the intersection of Ninth street, through the…
1Opinion of the Court
Hr. Chief Justice Shepard
delivered the opinion of the' Court:
In accordance with the usual practice in damage suits of the kind, defendant requested an instruction upon the close of the evidence to return a verdict. This has necessitated the-somewhat lengthy statement that has been made of the substance-of the evidence. It is sufficient to say that, with the application of the principles of law defined in the charge to the evidence,. *323there was no error in refusing to direct a verdict for defendant. Bearing in mind the applicable principles of law, it cannot be said that the evidence of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Washington & Georgetown Railroad v. Harmon's AdministratorSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Chunn v. City & Suburban R. Co. of WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Hard v. LeurendusNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- O'Brien v. KeefeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1900
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- MacDonald ex rel. Emmco Ins. Co. v. Capital Transit Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
- Stewart v. Capital Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939