Legal Opinion
Walker v. Gish
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 2, 1921No. 3482PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Appeal from Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Action by Genevieve K. Gish against Ernest G. Walker. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
ROBB, Associate Justice.
Appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff, appellee here, in the Supreme Court of the District, in a suit to recover compensation for the use of a party wall.
*367[1] The bill of exceptions recites:
“Tlie court charged the jury in accordance with the opinion of the Court of Appeals in the case of Genevieve K. Gish v. Ernest G. Walker, 48 App. D. C. 42, namely, that the jury should determine whether there had been a. use of the party wall by the defendant, and, if they determined that issue in the affirmative, that they should then ascertain the reasonable value of such part…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Thompson v. Maxwell Land Grant & Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1897
3Cited by2 opinions
- New York Life Ins. v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
- Jemison v. Metropolitan Life Ins.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943