Legal Opinion
Williams v. Altimont Rental Co.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided March 2, 1965No. Civ. A. No. 14756Published
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, District Judge:
As the jury ultimately found, defendants, on July 27, 1962, negligently caused a timber on an eighth floor platform of a building under construction in Bethesda, Maryland to fall to the roof of a marquee being built over the entrance to the building on top of which plaintiffs were working. Both plaintiffs were struck; plaintiff Williams was seriously injured; and plaintiff Jones was slightly injured. Both sued, and Jones claimed $15,000.00 ad damnum. The jury returned a verdict for Jones in the amount of $300.00. With commendable candor, his counsel admits, that, since…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Pinel v. PinelSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Eagle Star Insurance Company, Limited v. Augustin Maltes, Gilberto Perez, and Bernabe ArroyoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Aetna Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1956
- Manufacturers Casualty Insurance Company v. Odell Coker, as Administrator of the Estate of Willie Anderson Lemon, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1955
- Mitchell v. Great American Indemnity Co.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1950
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