Legal Opinion
Capital Transit Company v. Joseph B. Simpson, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 22, 1956No. 12900PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDGERTON, Chief Judge.
A husband and wife were killed when the automobile she was driving and in which he was riding struck the rear of a stationary Transit Company bus. The accident occurred in Maryland. An action for wrongful deaths was brought against the Transit Company in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant on the claim for the wife’s death and for the plaintiff on the claim for the husband’s death. The defendant appeals.
We think the evidence relating to negligence of the defendant justified the trial court in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Powers v. State Ex Rel. ReynoldsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1940
- Wallace v. FowlerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1944
- Myles v. Philadelphia Transp. Co. (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1951
3Cited by5 opinions
- Miller & Long Co. v. ShawDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
- Bertha Blum v. George A. CottrellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1960
- Knight v. HANDLEY MOTOR COMPANYDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
- Kleinman v. FrankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1970
- Miller & Long Co. v. ShawDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964