Legal Opinion
Betty Joe Bowman v. Redding & Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 2, 1971No. 23932PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court awarding a directed verdict to the defendants in a wrongful death action. Appellant Betty Joe Bowman is the administratrix of the estate of her husband, James L. Bowman, whose death was allegedly caused by the negligence of employees of appellees Redding and Company, Inc., and Izzo and Company, Inc.1
We reverse. There was proof showing that defendant Redding violated safety regulations designed to. protect people in the class of plaintiff’s decedent. In the light of this negligence and the facts of this case, we…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Ybarra v. SpangardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
- Summers v. TiceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1948
- Ross v. HartmanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
- Harrison Richardson v. Thomas E. GregoryCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Munsey v. WebbSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
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3Cited by55 opinions
- Jerry W. Canterbury v. William Thornton Spence and the Washington Hospital Center, a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Melvin D. Reuber v. United States of America (Two Cases.) Melvin D. Reuber v. Food Chemical News (Two Cases.)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- Evans-Reid v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
- Rong Yao Zhou v. Jennifer Mall Restaurant, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Suzanne E. Tidler, and Helene Mankowitz v. Eli Lilly and CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
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