Legal Opinion
Higashi v. Shifflett
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 20, 1952No. 10621PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAHY, Circuit Judge.
The question for decision is whether, in an action for injury to a boy riding a bicycle, caused by his collision with an automo-mile driven by defendant, appellee, the trial court erred in directing a verdict in favor of the defendant on the ground that there was not sufficient evidence to go to the jury on the issue whether his negligence was a proximate cause of the accident. 1
It is well settled, and is not controverted by defendant, that in such a situation the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, appellant. Shewmaker v. Capital Transit…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Richmond & Danville Railroad v. PowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Miller v. Union Pacific R. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Shewmaker v. Capital Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Baltimore & O. R. Co. v. PostomCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
- Danzansky v. ZimbolistCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Peigh v. Baltimore & O. R. CoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- Landella Kanelos v. Milton KettlerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Lottie R. Seganish and Daniel Seganish v. District of Columbia Safeway Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Williams v. Capital Transit Co. Williams v. DouglasCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- Delmar R. Aylor v. Intercounty Construction CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
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