Legal Opinion
William E. Scull v. The District of Columbia, a Municipal Corporation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 5, 1957No. 13939PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.
The issue on this appeal is whether the District of Columbia may be held liable for the negligent operation of a motor vehicle by an employee of the District Government, in connection with the installation of water mains.
The complaint alleged that plaintiffs-appellants were injured on November 14, 1956, in a collision between Mr. Scull’s car and a city-owned vehicle driven negligently by one Pimble while performing his tasks as a city employee. Pimble worked for the Sewer Operations Division of the Department of Sanitary Engineering, a department of the District…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Graves v. New York Ex Rel. O'KeefeSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Helvering v. GerhardtSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Brush v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Capital Transit Company, a Corporation v. District of Columbia, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Edythe C. Urow, Administratrix of the Estate of Louis Urow, Deceased v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- District of Columbia v. OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATIONDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Mariano & Assoc., PC v. Board of County Com'rs of Sublette CountyWyoming Supreme Court · 1987
- Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation v. Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County, WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
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