Legal Opinion
Speirs v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 13, 1936No. 6597PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENS, Associate Justice.
This case arises upon a writ of error to the Municipal Court of the District of Columbia. The action was in tort for negligence. At the close of the case for the plaintiff, the trial court granted a motion for a directed verdict in the defendant’s favor. The sole question in the case is the propriety of this ruling.
The case made for the plaintiff was in substance and effect as follows: On June 16, 1934, at about 1 p. m. the plaintiff, on his way to meet a friend with whom he was going to. a baseball game at Griffith Stadium at Seventh Street and Florida Avenue, N.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. IvesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Gunning v. CooleySupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Mosheuvel v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Schwartzman v. LloydCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1936
- Dodge v. RushDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1906
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Jones v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
- District of Columbia v. WilliamsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
- McCartney v. HolmquistDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1939
- Boosalis v. CrawfordCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- Scott v. Government of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1955