Legal Opinion

Wilson v. Spencer

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided December 20, 1956No. 1880PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOOD, Associate Judge.

The question here is whether a showing by plaintiff that while standing at a street intersection she was struck and injured by a hubcap which flew off a wheel of a passing automobile owned and operated by defendant, makes out a case for submission to a jury on the issue of defendant’s negligence. There was no explanation by either plaintiff or defendant as to the cause of the hubcap becoming detached, although defendant did testify that some hours bej fore the occurrence he had bought three new tires from a tire company which had installed them, one being installed on…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Washington Loan & Trust Co. v. HickeyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
  2. Annie M. Martin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
  3. Capital Transit Co. v. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
  4. Robert Livingston Pomeroy, Estate of Elizabeth Eagan Pomeroy v. Pennsylvania Railroad, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
  5. Underwood v. Capital Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. McDougald v. PerrySupreme Court of Florida · 1998
  2. Powers v. CoatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
  3. St. Lewis v. Firestone Ex Rel. Boston Insurance Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957
  4. Andrews v. FornessDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
  5. Ford v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963

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