Legal Opinion
General Heating Engineering Company, Inc. v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 14, 1962No. 16325_1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Circuit Judge.
Mr. and Mrs. Boorstein, plaintiffs in an earlier action in the Municipal Court, sued all but one of the parties1 to this appeal for damages sustained when their car fell into a street excavation. The excavation had been dug and backfilled by our present appellants [hereinafter referred to as contractors] in connection with their construction activities and pursuant to a permit issued by the District of Columbia. In that earlier action, the court directed a verdict in favor of the contractors but allowed the jury to find the District liable to the injured Boorsteins. The…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Batson-Cook Co. v. Industrial Steel ErectorsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- George A. Fuller Co. v. Otis Elevator Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Kay v. CainCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
- Burley Irr. Dist. v. IckesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Caroline Friedman v. Violetta Rose Phillips and Joseph Sidney Tompkins, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1961
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by5 opinions
- Rivers & Bryan, Inc. v. HBE Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Mead v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.District Court, D. Maryland · 1987
- Nordstrom v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1963
- District of Columbia v. D. C. Transit System, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- General Heating Engineering Company, Inc. v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962