Legal Opinion

R. S. Willard Co. v. Columbia Van Lines Moving & Storage Co.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided May 14, 1969No. 4450PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOOD, Chief Judge.

Appellee, a moving and storage concern, leased a building which it used as a warehouse. In the rear of the building were three doors for loading and unloading, but the center door was regularly used because it had a recessed well which permitted trucks to back into the warehouse to load and unload. The side doors were not so constructed and, if used, goods had to be taken from the truck, placed on the ground and then lifted into the warehouse. Appellant’s truck so damaged the center door that a new door had to be installed. Appel-lee brought this action to recover the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Meyers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
  2. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, a Corporation v. Jessie W. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1956
  3. Badover v. Guaranty Trust Etc. BankCalifornia Supreme Court · 1921
  4. Krupsaw v. W. T. Cowan, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1948
  5. Herzig v. Swift & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Lewis v. Bucyrus-Erie, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1981
  2. Peter Salvucci & Sons, Inc. v. StateSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1970
  3. Roberts v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
  4. B. J. Bucheit, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. The Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority, Appellants/cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
  5. Goon v. Gee Kung Tong, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988

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