Legal Opinion
Conn v. Hillard
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 17, 1951No. 1077PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAGETT, Associate Judge.
This case has to do with the relative rights of automobile owners when one of *369their cars was parked, in violation of traffic regulations, behind and so close to the other car that the driver of the latter had insufficient room to move his car and therefore repeatedly and forcefully hacked into the other car in order to move it. The front grill of the struck car was damaged to the extent of $81.15 and its owner sued for that amount. The trial court held he was not entitled to recover and he appeals.1
Plaintiff, owner of the damaged automobile, conceded at the trial'…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ross v. HartmanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
- Schaff v. R. W. Claxton, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Powers v. Standard Oil Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1923
- Boronkay v. Robinson & CarpenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Powers v. Standard Oil Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1923
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3Cited by7 opinions
- De Foe v. W. & J. SLOANEDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1953
- First American Bank, N.A. v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Leo v. AdamsSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1973
- Conn v. HillardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1951
- First American Bank, N.A. v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
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