Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Vignau
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 17, 1944No. 8678PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Associate Justice.
Maragaret McCathran sued in the District Court to recover damages for personal injuries suffered as a result of tripping over a protruding stopcock box which had been installed in the sidewalk parking space adjacent to premises at 4801 Georgia Avenue, N. W., in the District of Columbia; she named as defendants, the District of Columbia, the Sanitary Grocery Company, which occupies the premises, and appellees who own them. The District filed an answer and a cross complaint against appellees and the Sanitary Company. The jury found a verdict against the District and a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Pennsylvania Railroad v. ChamberlainSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Washington Gas Light Co. v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- George's Radio, Inc. v. Capital Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Shewmaker v. Capital Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Insurance Company of North America v. RuppertDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1959
- Cohen v. Secretary of WarUnited States Tax Court · 1946
- General Heating Engineering Company, Inc. v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
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