Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Rent-A-Crane, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 11, 1974No. 7271PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
YEAGLEY, Associate Judge:
Appellant (hereinafter the plaintiff) sued the defendant, a construction crane rental company, in negligence, for damages for injuries alleged to have occurred when shoring boards fell from defendant’s crane, hitting the plaintiff as he was working in a construction ditch. This appeal is from a denial of plaintiff’s motion for a new trial, made after a directed verdict was entered in favor of the defendant, in which plaintiff argued specifically, for the first time, the applicability of the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur.1 We affirm.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Washington Loan & Trust Co. v. HickeyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
- Sobel v. DiatzCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
- Washington Sheraton Corporation v. KeeterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- Greet v. Otis Elevator CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963
- Diatz v. Washington Technical School, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Sullivan v. SnyderDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977