Legal Opinion
Page v. Dixon
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 22, 1954No. 1448PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.
Russell Page and his insurance- company sued the driver of a District of Columbia trash truck for damages sustained in a collision. The trial court concluded that defendant was negligent but also found that plaintiff Page was contributorily negligent and denied him recovery.
On this appeal the principal argument is that the finding of contributory negligence was erroneous. The testimony of Page was that he was approaching an uncontrolled intersection at 25 to 27 miles per hour; that when he was approximately sixty feet from the intersection he saw the blinker light on the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Herndon v. HigdonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
- Kuzminsky v. Wagner Ex Rel. Fidelity & Guaranty Ins.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
- Dohoney v. Imperial Ins. Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
- White v. CorbettDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
- McKnight v. BradshawDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
3Cited by1 opinion
- Singer v. MurphyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1954