Standard Oil Co. v. McDaniel
District Court, District of Columbia
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Action by Samuel Leigh McDaniel, as administrator of the estate of Samuel B. McDaniel, deceased, against the Standard Oil Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
SMYTH, Chief Justice.
This is an action to recover damages for the death of plaintiff’s intestate through the negligence of the defendant, appellant here. From a judgment on the verdict of a jury, defendant appeals.:
On the morning of the accident employes of the defendant drove two large trucks* loaded with gasoline, each weighing about seven tons, west on Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W., to Eighth street, then turned into Louisiana avenue, where it intersects that street, and proceeded southwest. There is evidence that the trucks were racing. The one in the lead was driven by a man named Hargett.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. IvesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Chunn v. City & Suburban R. Co. of WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Great Northern Ry. Co. v. HarmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1914
- Bremmerman v. Georgetown & T. Ry. Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1921
- Salt Lake & U. R. v. TrumbullCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1917
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- Burke Ex Rel. Burke v. PappasSupreme Court of Missouri · 1927
- Newbern v. . LearySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1939
- Taylor v. Missouri, Kansas Texas Railroad Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1948
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