Legal Opinion
District Hauling & Construction Co. v. Argerakis
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 16, 1943No. 81PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Associate Judge.
The action below was for damages growing out of an automobile collision. Verdict and judgment were for plaintiff, and defendant appeals, contending (1) that the evidence does not support the verdict and (2) that the case was submitted to the jury on an erroneous theory of damages. Defendant made no motion for an instructed verdict and did not object to the charge. He raised both questions for the first time in a motion for new trial.
We think the points were not made timely and that there is nothing properly before us for review.1 As we said in Meyer v. Capital Transit…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- New York Central Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. MindsSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Giannone v. RealeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Shannon v. Shaffer Oil & Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1931
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Adkins v. MortonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- DeWitty v. DeckerWyoming Supreme Court · 1963
- Easter v. Kass-Berger, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
- Beach v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1945
- Slater v. CannonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
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