Legal Opinion
Williams v. Capital Transit Co. Williams v. Douglas
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 24, 1954No. 11953_1PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DANAHER, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, Ada E. Williams, (plaintiff) was a passenger on a streetcar owned and operated by Capital Transit Company (Transit) when, on May 29, 1947, the streetcar collided with an automobile owned and operated by one Henderson B. Douglas (Douglas). Claiming to have suffered personal injuries as a result of the collision, plaintiff on December 31, 1949, filed this action against Transit and Douglas. Transit promptly 'filed its answer, and a month or so later, plaintiff attempted to serve process upon Douglas. Douglas failed to appear, and on June 28, 1950, a default was…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- McDonald v. MabeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Earle v. McVeighSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Shewmaker v. Capital Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Rovinski v. RoweCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1942
- Peigh v. Baltimore & O. R. CoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Sara A. Karlsson v. Baruch RabinowitzCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
- Theresa Hicklin v. Robert EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1955
- Guthrie v. RaySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1977
- Schwarz v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
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