Legal Opinion
Viola Chvala v. D. C. Transit System, Inc., Ann Baker v. D. C. Transit System, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 8, 1961No. 15949, 15950PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAHY, Circuit Judge.
On January 12, 1957, an automobile owned by Ernesto Regalado and driven by Carlos Sauma collided with a streetcar loading platform on Wisconsin Avenue in the District of Columbia, veered off, and crashed into a tree. One of the passengers, Victoria Krizman, was killed; another passenger, Ann Baker, was seriously injured. Action was brought in the District Court by Baker and by Krizman’s administratrix against Regalado, Sauma and D. C. Transit System, Incorporated. A default judgment was entered against the defendant Sauma. Defendant Transit — the sole appellee here —moved…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. MacKeySupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Gold Seal Co. v. Weeks, Secretary of CommerceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- Vale v. BonnettCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
- Pabellon v. Grace Line, Inc. (Coston Supply Co., Third-And-Fourth-Party Defendants)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Jaftex Corp. v. Randolph Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Novak v. CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT CORP.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2009
- Leonard Sass v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- Casper A. Marotta v. Philip MilestoneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- Robert H. Turtle v. Institute for Resource Management, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Viola Chvala, Administratrix of the Estate of Victoria Krizman, Deceased v. D.C. Transit System, Inc., Ann Baker v. D.C. Transit System, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
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