Legal Opinion
Collins v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 6, 1931No. 5039PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Chief Justice.
An appeal from a judgment for defendants in a personal injury case.
The appellant as plaintiff below claimed damages from the Capital Traction Company and the District of Columbia for personal injuries sustained by her in an accident when an automobile in which she was riding as a passenger, going eastward over the Calvert street bridge in the District of Columbia, suddenly turned to the left, crossed the bridge at a right angle, and plunged through the railing and over the side, of the bridge, falling a distance of about 50 feet into the valley , below, killing the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Patton v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Pleasants v. FantSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Commissioners of Marion County v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. HeathSupreme Court of Virginia · 1904
- Virginia Iron, Coal & Coke Co. v. Hughes' AdministratorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1916
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Smith v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
- The Pennsylvania Railroad Company v. Robert Livingston Pomeroy, of the Estate of Elizabeth Eagan PomeroyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- St. Lewis v. Firestone Ex Rel. Boston Insurance Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. B. Frank Joy Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1968
- The Pennsylvania Railroad Company v. Robert Livingston Pomeroy, of the Estate of Elizabeth Eagan PomeroyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957