Legal Opinion
Carpenter v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 21, 1943No. 70PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARDSON, Chief Judge.
Defendant was charged with having so operated a motor vehicle that he injured a certain person, did substantial damage to property, and that he failed to stop, give his name and residence, and to immediately report the action to a police station or officer.1
The evidence discloses that on March 6, 1942, at approximately 9 o’clock P.M., defendant’s automobile, then operated by him, collided with the automobile of one Elbert Sinatra, the complaining witness, resulting in personal injury to the latter and substantial damage to his automobile. The case was tried by jury on…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Crain v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Washington Times Co. v. BonnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1936
- Dunbar v. Farnum WifeSupreme Court of Vermont · 1937
- Anshutz v. Louisville Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913
- Rector v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1934
3Cited by7 opinions
- Gaston v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
- Imhoff v. WalkerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
- Levy v. BryceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
- Packard v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950
- Shlopak v. DavisonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
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