Legal Opinion
Birchall v. Capital Transit Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 23, 1943No. 135PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Associate Judge.
Plaintiff sued for personal injuries sustained while a passenger in defendant’s bus. On the plaintiff’s case, the trial judge directed a verdict. She appeals and presents for review the single question as to the propriety of the peremptory instruction.
Briefly summarized, this was plaintiff's case: Defendant’s bus was in the underpass at Scott Circle going south, and as it was emerging from the underpass was struck by a passenger automobile coming from the opposite direction. That automobile was apparently out of control; it had crossed from its own lane over to the…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Christie v. CallahanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. ByrumIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- Hellweg v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Galt v. Phoenix Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
- Boaze v. Windridge & Handy, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Smith v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Pazmino v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. JeantyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
- Mitchell v. DCX, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 2003
- Lalekos v. MansetDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
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