Legal Opinion
Ford v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 17, 1963No. 3173PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Chief Judge.
Appellant brought this action against the District of Columbia for damages resulting from the flooding of her basement when a watermain burst in the street near her home. Her complaint contained a statement of the occurrence, an allegation that the watermain was owned and maintained by the District, and a demand for damages; and at trial she relied on the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur, proving only the eruption of the water, the flooding of her basement and the damage to her property. At the close of appellant’s case the trial court, sitting without a jury, made a finding in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- George Foltis, Inc. v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
- Washington Loan & Trust Co. v. HickeyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
- Adam Hat Stores, Inc. v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1958
- Brown v. Capital Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Goldman v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Hafferman v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 1986
- Gwendolyn Y. Bell v. May Department Stores Company, a New York Corporation, D/B/A HechtsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
- I. M. v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1973
- Banet v. City of PhiladelphiaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- George Washington University v. WeintraubDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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