Legal Opinion
Manning v. Lamb
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 23, 1952No. 1206PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
This was a suit for damages resulting from the loss of personal property from the plaintiff’s automobile which had been stored in the defendants’ garage for approximately one year. The jury allowed plaintiff $480. Defendants appeal.
Plaintiff testified that he was a scientist working with the United States Navy stationed in Norfolk, Virginia, when he received orders to go overseas. Desiring to store his automobile along with certain personal property in Washington, D. C., for the period during which he was to be out of the country, he talked with defendants’ manager at…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Pennsylvania Threshermen & Farmers' Mutual Casualty Insurance v. MessengerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1943
- Caten v. Salt City Movers & Storage Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Gillis v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1943
- Stevens v. St. Botolph Holding Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Lucas v. Auto City Parking Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1948
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Shea v. FridleyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Dikomey Manufacturing Jewelers, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Mahallati v. WilliamsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Bowler v. JoynerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- Hallman v. Federal Parking Services, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957
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