Adams Express Co. v. Lansburgh & Bro.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Action hy Eansburgh & Bro., a corporation, to the use of the Home Plate Glass Insurance Company, against the Adams Express Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
ROBB, Associate Justice.
Appeal from a judgment in the Supreme Court of the District for the plaintiff,- appellee here, for damages resulting from the breaking of a plate glass window by the negligence of an employe of the defendant, appellant here, in operating defendant’s automobile.
The case was tried by the court without a jury upon an agreed statement of facts to the following effect: An electric automobile truck, belonging to and in use by the defendant company in the conduct of its express business, was standing at the curb ahout 120 feet from plaintiff’s place of business in this city.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Slater v. Advance Thresher Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
- Consolidated Ice Machine Co. v. KeiferIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
- Engel v. SmithMichigan Supreme Court · 1890
- Isaacs v. . Third Avenue R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
- McClung v. DearborneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
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