Legal Opinion

Howard v. Swagart

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided May 5, 1947No. 9409PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLARK, Associate Justice.

This is an appeal from the action of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia entering judgment for appellees, defendants below, and setting aside a verdict of the jury in favor of appellant, plaintiff below, in accordance with Rule 50(b), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c.

Appellant was injured when she was struck by an automobile driven by Elbert W. Cherry, who was neither its owner nor its authorized user. It is necessary to record a detailed account of the facts leading up to Cherry’s securing…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co. v. KelloggSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  2. Montgomery Ward & Co. v. DuncanSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  3. Ross v. HartmanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
  4. Shewmaker v. Capital Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
  5. Munsey v. WebbSupreme Court of the United States · 1913

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Hitaffer v. Argonne Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
  2. Helen Hanna, Cicero Hanna v. Annie C. Fletcher, Trustee of Estate of Florence Johnson, Benjamin F. Fletcher, and Fred S. Gichner Iron Works, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
  3. Harrison Richardson v. Thomas E. GregoryCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
  4. Frederick O. Gaither v. Charles R. Myers and American Motorist Insurance Co., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
  5. Brown v. Georgia-Tennessee Coaches, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1953

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