Legal Opinion
Lyons v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 14, 1954No. 11731_1PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAHY, Circuit Judge.
Appellant is an elderly lady who as plaintiff below sued the District of Columbia for damages due to injuries alleged to have resulted from a fall on an icy sidewalk. The fall is alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the District in maintaining the sidewalk. The case Went to trial before a jury and resulted in a verdict for the District. The court gave an instruction on contributory negligence. Appellant urges that this was error because of the absence of supporting evidence. 1
Appellant lived on 18th Street between Eye and K Streets, Northwest. On the evening of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mosheuvel v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Smith v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
- Boyland v. City of ParkersburgWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1916
- Hecht Co. v. HohenseeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1936
- Young v. BaldwinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1936
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Robert Klein and Ruth Klein v. District of Columbia, United States of America and Roxton, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. DavisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Eva C. Booth v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- District of Columbia v. Pauline Nordstrom, Sinclair Refining Company v. Pauline NordstromCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- Lynn v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
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