Sullivan v. Capital Traction Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by tbe defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, on verdict, in an action to recover damages for personal injuries. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: This action was brought in the supreme court of the District of Columbia by the appellant, Michael Sullivan, plaintiff below, for damages for personal injuries sustained by him through the alleged negligence of the appellee, the Capital Traction Company.
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Hearing on an appeal by tbe defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, on verdict, in an action to recover damages for personal injuries. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: This action was brought in the supreme court of the District of Columbia by the appellant, Michael Sullivan, plaintiff below, for damages for personal injuries sustained by him through the alleged negligence of the appellee, the Capital Traction Company. For convenience, the appellant will be referred to as plaintiff and the appellee as defendant. The declaration alleges…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Orsdel
In the refusal of the court below to grant plaintiff’s instruction number one, which is the first assignment of error, we think no-*365error was committed. The material parts of the instruction requested are embraced in the following instruction, which was given by the court: “Now, gentlemen, it transpires that the plaintiff, at the time he was injured, was riding upon the front platform of the trailer or rear car of the defendant’s train, and therefore it is proper that I should say to you that it is. not, as matter of law, negligence in itself for a passenger upon a street car to ride upon the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Patton v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Inland & Seaboard Coasting Co. v. TolsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Gleeson v. Virginia Midland RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Transportation Company v. DownerSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- San Antonio & Aransas Pass Ry. Co. v. RobinsonTexas Supreme Court · 1889
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Stewart v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Capital Transit Co. v. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- Imhoff v. WalkerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
- Lindsey v. DC Transit CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958
- Jackson v. Capital Transit Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1944
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