Legal Opinion

Jackson v. Capital Transit Co.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided June 28, 1944No. 183PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAYTON, Associate Judge.

Appellant sued to recover for personal injuries sustained in a collision between a delivery truck of Ambassador Laundry, and a streetcar of Capital Transit Company on which she was a passenger. She joined both said parties as defendants. She charged negligence generally against the transit company and made certain specific allegations of negligence against the laundry company. In their answers the defendants admitted the collision, and each charged that the other’s operator was negligent.

Plaintiff’s testimony was limited to establishing her status as a passenger and…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Sweeney v. ErvingSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  2. Pokora v. Wabash Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
  3. Gleeson v. Virginia Midland RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  4. Brown v. Capital Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
  5. Birchall v. Capital Transit Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Capital Transit Co. v. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
  2. Wiggins v. Capital Transit CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
  3. In Re Lea Fabrics, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1964
  4. Crump v. BrowningDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955
  5. Bray v. D. C. Transit System, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1962

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