Legal Opinion
Yellow Cab Co. of D. C. v. Griffith
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 27, 1944No. 234PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Associate Judge.
In the trial court plaintiff alleged that defendant’s taxicab had backed into her and caused /personal injury. She was awarded a verdict of $1000. Defendant appeals, claiming that it was entitled to a directed verdict. We will narrate the important elements in the case as they bear on this appeal.
Plaintiff,' expecting to board a downtown westward-bound streetcar during the morning rush hour, crossed from the south curb of Rhode Island Avenue between the intersections of 13th and 14th Streets, N. E., in order to reach a car stop at the north curb. A westbound streetcar…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co. v. KelloggSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Galloway v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- In Re the Accounting of TottenNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Best v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Stevens v. HallDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Merriam v. SugrueDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1945
- Canada Dry Ginger Ale Co. v. JochumDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1945
- Henderson v. AllisonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1945
- Little v. FrenchDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950
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