Legal Opinion
Smith v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 18, 1965No. Civ. A. No. 3863-62PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLTZOFF, District Judge.
This is an action by two pedestrians to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by falling on a public boardwalk located in a public park immediately south of the White House in Washington, D. C., in a region known locally as the Ellipse.
The accident occurred on the evening of December 24, 1961. At that time, in accordance with a custom of many years’ *676standing, a Christmas pageant was being conducted in the area. A Christmas tree was standing lighted at one end. The approach to it was over two temporary-walkways constructed of wood. The walkways were…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- District of Columbia v. WoodburySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Smith v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
- Eva C. Booth v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Gilroy v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1953
- Pennsylvania RR Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1954
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Anderson v. CornejoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2003
- Marva Cooks v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987