Legal Opinion

Mason v. Automobile Finance Co.

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided March 17, 1941No. 7567PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUTLEDGE, Associate Justice.

The appeal is from a judgment for defendant entered upon a directed verdict. The suit was for damages for personal injuries resulting from an automobile collision. The only error assigned is the court’s direction of the verdict. The only issue here is whether the evidence was sufficient to require submission to the jury on the question whether the car which caused plaintiff’s injuries was owned or controlled by defendant when the collision, occurred on August 4, 1937. The facts are not substantially in dispute. But the parties differ concerning the inferences which…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Callas v. Independent Taxi Owners' Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1933
  2. Rosenberg v. MurrayCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
  3. Armstrong v. SellersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1913
  4. Ford v. HankinsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
  5. Hatter v. Dodge Bros.Michigan Supreme Court · 1918

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. David M. Williams v. Rawlings Truck Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
  2. Lancaster v. CanuelDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963
  3. Agomo v. FentyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
  4. Gasque v. SaidmanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1945
  5. Johnson v. KeyesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964

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