Wolf v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by tbe plaintiff from a judgment -of tbe Supreme Court of tbe District of Columbia, on tbe verdict of a jury directed by tbe court in an action against tbe District of Columbia to recover damages for personal injuries. . Tbe Court in tbe opinion stated tbe case as follows: Tbis is an appeal from tbe Supreme Court of tbe District of Columbia.
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Hearing on an appeal by tbe plaintiff from a judgment -of tbe Supreme Court of tbe District of Columbia, on tbe verdict of a jury directed by tbe court in an action against tbe District of Columbia to recover damages for personal injuries. . Tbe Court in tbe opinion stated tbe case as follows: Tbis is an appeal from tbe Supreme Court of tbe District of Columbia. Tbe action was brought by tbe appellant, Abrabam Wolff, against tbe District of Columbia to recover damages suffered by tbe plaintiff, occasioned, as alleged, by wbat is contended to be a nuisance or an unlawful obstruction allowed to…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Alvey
It is contended by the plaintiff that the carriage block in question was an unlawful obstruction of the sidewalk, and consequently a public nuisance, and that being so, it was the plain duty of the municipal authorities of the District to see that all sidewalks were kept free from obstruction of every kind and description; and sections 222, 225, 226, 227, and 229 of the Revised Statutes relating to the District of Columbia are cited and relied on in support of the proposition.
By section 226, Rev. Stat. D. C., it is provided that “ It shall be the duty of the chief of engineers, in charge of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dubois v. . City of KingstonNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Dougherty v. . Village of HorseheadsNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Macomber v. City of TauntonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Robert v. . PowellNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Cushing v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878