Legal Opinion
Trust v. Washington Sheraton Corporation
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 3, 1969No. 4462PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FICKLING, Associate Judge:
Mr. and Mrs. Trust (appellants) sued Washington Sheraton Corporation (appel-lee) for personal injuries sustained by Mrs. Trust in a fall at appellee’s hotel. The jury returned a verdict for Mrs. Trust in the amount of $2,000 and for Mr. Trust in the amount of $1,000. Judgment not withstanding the verdict was entered for the appellee on the grounds that there was no negligence on its part and that there was negligence on the part of Mrs. Trust.
As established at trial, Mr. and Mrs. Trust, along with their daughter, checked in as guests at the hotel on the evening of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Kane v. Northern Central Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Mosheuvel v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Robert Klein and Ruth Klein v. District of Columbia, United States of America and Roxton, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Altemus v. TalmadgeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1932
- Kitsap County Transp. Co. v. HarveyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1926
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Smith, Mary Jo v. Sheraton WA HotelCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
- Bidar v. Amfac, Inc.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1983
- Bostic v. Henkels and McCoy, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- Tripmacher v. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 2017
- Smith, Mary Jo v. Sheraton WA HotelCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
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