Legal Opinion
Wagshal v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 19, 1966No. 3777PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
Appellant was driving south on Thirteenth Street when a truck traveling east on Taylor Street came into the intersection of Thirteenth and Taylor Streets, N. W., and struck his automobile broadside. Appellant was thrown from his car and injured. A stop sign which normally controlled traffic proceeding east on Taylor Street was down, and it was stipulated that appellee had had notice of this condition for about six days prior to the accident.
In addition to bringing suit against the owner and the driver of the truck, appellant sued the District of Columbia on the theory…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Helen Hanna, Cicero Hanna v. Annie C. Fletcher, Trustee of Estate of Florence Johnson, Benjamin F. Fletcher, and Fred S. Gichner Iron Works, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Johnston v. City of East MolineIllinois Supreme Court · 1950
- Charles B. Elgin, Sr., Individually and as Next Friend of John Elgin, a Minor v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- O'HARE v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1960
- Irvin v. PadelfordCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
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3Cited by54 opinions
- McKethean v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Ceco Corp. v. ColemanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- District of Columbia v. FreemanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Spar v. ObwoyaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- Powell Ex Rel. Ricks v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
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