Legal Opinion
Cornelius G. Aben v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 7, 1955No. 12256PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant brought suit against the District of Columbia, alleging that on February 9, 1951, he was crossing L Street at the intersection of 23rd Street, in northwest Washington, and slipped and fell on an icy deposit in the middle portion of the crosswalk. In his opening statement his counsel said that he would show that on February 7th —two days before—there had been a snowfall in the District of Columbia, that the weather remained below freezing, that the patch of ice in question was an unusual and dangerous obstruction, that no ashes or sand had been…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Smith v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
- Wadlund v. City of HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
- Ward v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
- Lyons v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- De Boulet v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1920
3Cited by11 opinions
- Charles B. Elgin, Sr., Individually and as Next Friend of John Elgin, a Minor v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- District of Columbia v. FowlerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Jones v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. DavisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Lynn v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
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