Legal Opinion
Ackerhalt v. National Savings & Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 15, 1956No. 13177PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DANAHER, Circuit Judge.
After appellant had concluded his opening statement, the trial judge directed a verdict in favor of the appellee. He ruled, “The liability, if any, would be on the part of the tenant in possession of the premises.” This appeal challenges that ruling.
On June 11, 1853, according to the complaint, water from the appellee’s premises flooded the adjoining warehouse where appellant had stored wallpaper, a condition which so persisted that additional flooding occurred on J uly 14, 1953, and again on July 22, 1953, occasioning substantial further damage, allegedly due to the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Appel v. MullerNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Washington Loan & Trust Co. v. HickeyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
- Bowles v. Mahoney. District of Columbia v. MahoneyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- Johnson v. Prange-Geussenhainer Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1942
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Glenna Frances Tuck, Administratrix of the Estate of George William Tuck, Deceased v. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
- Ackerhalt v. National Savings & Trust CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956