Legal Opinion
National Trucking & Storage Co. v. Driscoll
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 17, 1949No. 738PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAGETT, Associate Judge.
The question presented by this appeal Is whether the contributory negligence of the driver of a rented taxicab may be imputed to its owner when the owner sues a third party for damage to -the taxicab resulting from a collision. The trial court held that the contributory negligence of the driver of the taxicab could not be imputed to the owner, who was plaintiff below, and so instructed the jury. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff and defendant appeals.
On the day of the collision plaintiff, owner of a fleet of taxicabs, operating under an association name and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Christensen v. Hennepin Transportation Co. Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1943
- Schwartz v. JohnsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1925
- Mills v. GabrielNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- Mills v. GabrielAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1940
- Leppard v. O'BrienAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1929
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Stuart v. PilgrimSupreme Court of Iowa · 1956
- David M. Williams v. Rawlings Truck Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- Tobin v. HoffmanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1953
- Rogers v. CoxDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950
- Baber v. Akers Motor Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
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