Legal Opinion

Stauffer v. Voitk

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided December 22, 1964No. 3575Published

1Opinion of the Court

MYERS, Associate Judge.

Appellant, Betty Marie Stauffer, seeks a’review of a judgment against her awarding damages to appellees Lawrence and Edith Voitk and their corporate insurance carrier arising out of an automobile accident in Maryland. 'Although the errors charged by appellant1 are without merit, we must reverse the judgment as a matter of law for failure of appellees, plaintiffs below, to sustain the burden of establishing by a preponderance of competent evidence that appellant’s automobile at the time of the collision was operated by its driver, Jacob Cohen, “in a careless and…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Brehm v. LorenzCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1955
  2. Simmons ex rel. Selected Risks Indemnity Co. v. WardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952

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