Mandes v. Midgett
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Action by Thomas O. Midgett against Louis Mandes and another. Judgment for plaintiff against defendant Mandes, the action having abated as to defendant Suraci on account of his death, and defendant Mandes appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justice.
This action was brought by appellee, plaintiff below, in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia to recover a judgment for damages for personal injuries. The suit was brought jointly against defendant Mandes and one Suraci. Suraci died before the case came on for trial, and the action abated as to him.
It appears that Mandes, at the date of the accident, September 9, 1916, was conducting a lunchroom business in the city of Washington. On the morning of that day he engaged Suraci to deliver supplies to three of his restaurants, located in different sections…
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