Legal Opinion

Sawyer v. Monarch Cab Company

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided October 21, 1960No. 2590PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

QUINN, Associate Judge.

This case arose out of a collision between appellant’s automobile and appellee’s taxicab at an uncontrolled intersection. The trial court found that the collision was caused by appellant’s negligence and awarded appellee damages in the amount of $1,666.46. On this appeal appellant first contends that the court erred in not finding the driver of appellee’s vehicle negligent. As we have stated time and again, questions of negligence and contribuT tory negligence generally fall within the province of the trier of fact and its determinations will not be disturbed unless…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Bailey v. FordCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1927
  2. Custom Taxicabs, Inc. v. HatchDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955
  3. Royer v. DeihlDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
  4. Teets v. HahnSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1927

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Withers v. WilsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2010
  2. Glorious Food, Inc. v. Georgetown Prospect Place AssociatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
  3. Hill v. LinerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. Kifle v. Zp TowingDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2024
  5. Kifle v. Zp TowingDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2024

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