Legal Opinion
Byrd v. Southern Railway Company
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 7, 1964No. 3462PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Chief Judge:
Mrs. Byrd, hereafter called appellant, a resident of near-by Maryland, purchased a round-trip ticket between Washington, D. C., and Chattanooga, Tennessee, from the Southern Railway Company at its District of Columbia ticket office. On the return trip, somewhere between Bristol and Roanoke, Virginia, appellant was injured when the train lurched and threw her to the floor. The train while traveling-between Bristol and Roanoke was operated over the tracks of the Norfolk and Western Railway Company and was operated and controlled by employees of Norfolk and Western.
Appellant…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- All States Freight, Inc. v. ModarelliCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952
- North Branch Products, Inc., a Michigan Corporation, of Millington, Michigan v. W. Reuen Fisher, Village of Entrance, Alberta, CanadaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Wilburn v. WilburnDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963
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3Cited by5 opinions
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