Legal Opinion
Lindsey v. DC Transit Company
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 15, 1958No. 2064PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVER, Chief Judge.
By this appeal plaintiff seeks to reverse a judgment on a directed verdict in favor of Capital Transit in a suit to recover damages for injuries allegedly caused when the bus on which she was a passenger came to a sudden stop.
In her complaint plaintiff charged the bus company with specific negligence and in the alternative relied on the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur. Defendant countered with contributory negligence and alleged in its defense that the sudden stop was necessitated by a traffic emergency.
The testimony of both sides is plagued with conflict and variation;…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Washington Loan & Trust Co. v. HickeyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
- Pauline Loketch v. Capital Transit CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- Robert Livingston Pomeroy, Estate of Elizabeth Eagan Pomeroy v. Pennsylvania Railroad, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Wiggins v. Capital Transit CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
- Pistorio v. Washington Railway & Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1917
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Stewart v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Quin v. George Washington UniversityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- D. C. Transit System, Inc. v. CarneyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
- Otis Elevator Co. v. HendersonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Sebastian v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
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