Legal Opinion

Lewis v. Shiffers

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided June 21, 1949No. 804PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAYTON, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff sued for personal injuries and property damages resulting from an automobile collision. The jury awarded her $900 and defendant took this appeal.

The evidence was to the following general effect. Plaintiff, Mrs. Shiffers, was driving southwest on Columbia Road, N. W., an arterial highway, at about IS to 18 miles per hour. She was driving near the center lane of the street with the left wheels of her car inside the streetcar tracks. She was in a line of cars moving in the same direction, the hour being 8:15 a. m. when traffic on that street is heavy. It was also…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Shu v. BasingerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1948
  2. Brooks Transp. Co. v. McCutcheonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
  3. Herndon v. HigdonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
  4. Globe Furniture Co. v. GatelyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1922
  5. Buckner Loan Co. v. BicherMichigan Supreme Court · 1922

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Vicki Bagley Realty, Inc. v. LauferDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. Pyne v. Jamaica Nutrition Holdings Ltd.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co. v. TuckerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
  4. Elam v. Ethical Prescription Pharmacy, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. Grant v. WilliamsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1953

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