Legal Opinion
WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY v. Jones
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 5, 1975No. 7745, 7746PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FICKLING, Associate Judge:
This is a consolidated appeal from a jury verdict in favor of appellee Lillie Mae Jones, who had brought suit against the Washington Gas Light Company and the District of Columbia for damages suffered when she tripped over a protruding gas box in a public street. The issues raised on appeal are: (1) whether the testimony of a witness as to the estimated height of the protrusion is probative in light of conflicting testimony based on precise measurement of the protrusion; (2) whether the protrusion is trivial as a matter of law and therefore not an actionable defect;…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Proctor v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- District of Columbia v. MegginsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
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