Legal Opinion
Ross v. Pennsylvania R.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 24, 1947No. 542PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff sued for personal injuries, claiming that while he was a passenger of defendant carrier he was struck on the head by a suitcase which had fallen from an overhead luggage rack. At the end of plaintiff’s case the trial judge directed a verdict against him and he appeals.
The plaintiff’s case (except for medical testimony not here material) consisted entirely of his own testimony. He testified that at Union Station in this city he boarded a coach car of a New York train a few minutes before it was scheduled to leave. He sat on the part of the seat next to the aisle,…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- San Juan Light & Transit Co. v. RequenaSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Jackson v. Capital Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- Washington Loan & Trust Co. v. HickeyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
- Tobin v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- Brown v. Capital Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Wiggins v. Capital Transit CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
- D. C. Transit System, Inc. v. SmithDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1961
- Lindsey v. DC Transit CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958
- Airline Motor Coaches, Inc. v. CaverTexas Supreme Court · 1950
- Fuller v. Southwestern Greyhound Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1960
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