Legal Opinion
Arial S. Dougherty v. Chas. H. Tompkins Co., a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 10, 1957No. 18-7161PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURGER, Circuit Judge.
Appellee, a building contractor, secured from the District of Columbia a permit to barricade a public sidewalk during the construction of a downtown building. In so doing, appellee was required to and did erect a temporary walk in the street around the barricade obstructing the sidewalk. This temporary walk was built of planking at the same level of the permanent sidewalk, i. e., 5 to 7 inches above the street with short ramps running from street level to walk levels where necessary.
Appellant walked on the temporary walk during a snowfall which had continued for some…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Mosheuvel v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Smith v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
- Altemus v. TalmadgeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1932
- Swift & Co. v. SchusterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
- Westborough Country Club v. PalmerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Morrison v. MacNamaraDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Sinai v. Polinger Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Marguerite Jamieson v. Woodward & LothropCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- Martin v. George Hyman Construction Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Scoggins v. JudeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
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