Legal Opinion
Lansburgh & Bro. v. Clark
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 13, 1942No. 7961PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGroner, C. J.
Alice E. Clark (wife of appellee) was injured while shopping in appellant’s store in Washington City. Her husband (appellee) expended money in her cure. Instead of instituting separate actions, as would have been necessary prior to the adoption of the new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c, Mrs. Clark and her husband brought a joint action against appellant. In the complaint, Mrs. Clark alleged negligence on the part of the store owner and claimed damages for her injury, and Mr. Clark claimed damages for his out-of-pocket expenses and loss of services.…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Womach v. City of St. JosephSupreme Court of Missouri · 1907
- Erickson v. BuckleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
- Walker v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
- Selleck v. City of JanesvilleWisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
- Kraut v. Cleveland Ry. Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1936
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Brown v. Georgia-Tennessee Coaches, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
- Stutsman v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Mid-Atlantic States, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Kainz v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1952
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