Legal Opinion
Howard v. Capital Transit Co.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 17, 1951No. Civ. A. 3293-48PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PINE, Judge.
Edward T. Howard was run over by a bus operated by defendant, and died almost instantly, without regaining consciousness. Plaintiff, as administratrix of his estate, sued for damages, claiming his death was caused by wrongful a.ct of defendant. Sec. 16-1201, D.C.Code 1940. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff.
Defendant has moved for judgment n. o. v., or, in the alternative, for a new trial under Rule 50(b), Fed.Rules Civ.Proc. 28 U.S.C.A. In its combined motion it sets forth as grounds therefor the alleged insufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict and the improper…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Shewmaker v. Capital Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Jackson v. Capital Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- Thompson v. BowieSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Small v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1935
- Barbour v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1897
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Petricevich v. Salmon River Canal CompanyIdaho Supreme Court · 1969
- Smith v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Milton M. Levin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- Brown v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Delaware · 2001
- Capital Transit Co. v. HowardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
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