Legal Opinion

King v. District of Columbia

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided January 3, 1922No. 3661PublishedCited by 5 opinions

In Error to the Police Court of the District of Columbia. Arthur D. King was convicted of operating an automobile without a permit, and he brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

SMYTH, Chief Justice.

King was charged in the police court with operating an automobile in the District of Columbia without having obtained a permit to do so. The'trial was had upon an agreed statement of facts, the important parts of which are that the defendant, a bona fide resident of Virginia, at the time of his arrest was driving his own automobile in the city of Washington; that it had attached to it proper Virginia license tags, issued to him in accordance with the laws of that state, and that he had in his possession, and exhibited, a permit from the state of Virginia to operate a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Montclair v. RamsdellSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  2. Porto Rico Railway, Light & Power Co. v. MorSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  3. United States v. Cerecedo Hermanos Y CompañiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  4. Heydenfeldt v. Daney Gold and Silver Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1877
  5. Baender v. BarnettSupreme Court of the United States · 1921

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Jeannette Lenkin v. District of Columbia, Morris Pollin v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
  2. Kurtz v. Capital Wall Paper Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1948
  3. State v. RobbinsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1944
  4. Fred v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1929
  5. Janes v. JanesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1922

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