Legal Opinion
Fisher v. Small
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 30, 1960No. 2641PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Acting Judge.
While walking on a public sidewalk appellant was struck by a piece of glass which fell from a window of a building owned by appellees Small. At the time appellees Efross were repairing and remodeling the premises for the owners. Appellant sued the owners and repairers, charging them with negligence.
In the first of two trials the jury returned a verdict of $28,000. 1 Appellees claimed the verdict was excessive and not supported by the evidence and moved for a new trial. The court granted these motions and the second trial resulted in a ver- diet of $4500 in favor of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- George Taylor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Sher v. De HavenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
- Dwight v. HazlettWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1929
- Frank Kennedy v. Curtis Reid, Superintendent, District of Columbia JailCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- Lucille M. Rankin, Administratrix on the Estate of Ronald Rankin, Deceased v. Shayne Brothers, Inc., Billy F. Rankin v. Shayne Brothers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Richbow v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Rich v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Sicpa North America v. Donaldson EnterprisesNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1981
- Newton v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Newton v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
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