Connor v. Washington Railway & Electric Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by tbe plaintiff from a judgment of tbe Supreme Court of the District of Columbia dismissing an action to recover damages for personal injuries, a demurrer to the declaration having been sustained, and the plaintiff having elected not to amend. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries, brought by Anna Connor against the Washington Railway & Electric Company.
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Hearing on an appeal by tbe plaintiff from a judgment of tbe Supreme Court of the District of Columbia dismissing an action to recover damages for personal injuries, a demurrer to the declaration having been sustained, and the plaintiff having elected not to amend. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries, brought by Anna Connor against the Washington Railway & Electric Company. The substantial part of the declaration is that, while one of the cars of the defendant was standing motionless at or about the intersection of…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Shepard
The assignments of error are:
First, the court erred in holding that the declaration did not allege any actionable negligence on the part of the defendant.
*333Second, the court erred in holding that it is not negligence for the defendant, or its servants and agents, as alleged in the declaration, to wrongfully and negligently cause, allow, or permit the cars to be put in motion suddenly, without any warning whatever to the plaintiff, while she was with their knowledge upon the platform thereof, and in the act of proceeding or about to proceed to fix herself in a reasonably safe position.
It appears…
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- Boston Elevated Ry. Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1909
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