Legal Opinion
Eades v. Capital Materials Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 7, 1941No. 7587PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VINSON,- Associate «Justice.
Maria Eades, widow of George Eades and the administratrix of his estate, brings this statutory action for negligence causing death.1 2The District Court directed a-verdict for the defendants.
George Eades was employed by McCloskey and Company.2 The Company contracted with the Federal Government to enlarge the Archives Building. There were several subcontractors. Among these was the defendant Capital Materials Company which furnished ready mixed concrete ; the concrete was delivered in its mixers, attached to trucks. The trucks were owned by defendant Edward A.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Giannone v. RealeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Minsk v. PitaroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
- Eaton v. S. S. Pierce Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Berry v. IrwinCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927
- Distefano v. Universal Trucking Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1933
3Cited by2 opinions
- Smith v. BassettSupreme Court of Kansas · 1944
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