Legal Opinion
Jessye M. Barnard v. John E. Schneider and Elizabeth L. Schneider and District of Columbia, a Municipal Corporation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 18, 1957No. 05-5068PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant sued in the District Court for $50,000 on account of personal injuries sustained as a result of alleged negligence of appellees. Acting under Title 11, Section 756 of the District of Columbia Code, 1 the District Judge certified the case to the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia for trial, on the ground that it appeared to him that the action would not justify a judgment in excess of $3,000. 2 Under this statute the appellant may be awarded in the Municipal Court such damages, within the $50,000 claimed, as the jury determines.
Appellees urge that the order certifying the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Swift & Co. Packers v. Compania Colombiana Del Caribe, S. A.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- United States v. CefarattiCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
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- Brown v. PlantDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1960
- Ruth H. Gray and Chester H. Gray v. Evening Star Newspaper CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Essie Turner Melton v. Capital Transit Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
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