Legal Opinion
Barrick v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 17, 1961No. 2744PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
This appeal questions the constitutionality of the District of Columbia Employee Non-Liability Act. 1
On January 18, 1959, a District of Columbia Fire Department ambulance collided with an automobile owned by appellant Barrick and insured by appellant Allied American Mutual Fire Insurance Company. At the time of the accident the ambulance was on an emergency run. Appellants filed a negligence suit against the driver of the ambulance on September 23, 1959.
Before trial was held Congress passed the District of Columbia Employee Non-Liability Act which became effective on…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Chase Securities Corp. v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Silver v. SilverSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Shwab v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Ogdon v. GianakosIllinois Supreme Court · 1953
- Hutchings v. SlemonsTexas Supreme Court · 1943
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Mendes v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- George Swenson v. George P. Barrick and Allied American Mutual Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
- Van Voorhis v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1965
- Cupo v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Jackson v. SchenickDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1961
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