Legal Opinion
Hester O'Neill Wilson v. Charles O. Bittinger, National Metropolitan Bank of Washington, and Thedistrict of Columbia, Appelles
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 18, 1958No. 14450PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REED, Associate Justice,
sitting by designation.
This is a tort action by a leasehold tenant of an apartment to recover damages from her landlord (Captain Bit-tinger), his agent (the Bank), and the District of Columbia, for negligence in the execution of a writ of restitution from the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia. 1 It was alleged that the landlord, acting through his agent, the Bank, negligently removed appellant’s personal property from the premises and deposited it on the adjoining sidewalk; that the United States Marshal negligently removed ' the property from the sidewalk…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Rayonier Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Barnes v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Best v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Alzua v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Weightman v. Corporation of WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1862
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Virgil Norton, Virgil Wesley and James Chapman v. James P. McShaneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Edythe C. Urow, Administratrix of the Estate of Louis Urow, Deceased v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- Perry v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- First American Bank, N.A. v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Barr v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1962
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