Legal Opinion
Lee W. Todd v. Albert Jackson
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 6, 1960No. 15161PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant was a guest passenger in an automobile (licensed as a taxicab) which ran into the rear of a parked truck trailer in the city of Washington. Plaintiff was seriously injured. He instituted this suit for damages against the driver of the taxicab, its owner, and the driver and the owner of the truck and trailer. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s evidence, the District Court directed a verdict in favor of all the defendants on the grounds that, on the evidence adduced, the plaintiff was precluded from recovering as a matter of law since he assumed…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Schiller v. RiceTexas Supreme Court · 1952
- Peigh v. Baltimore & O. R. CoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- Lynn v. GoodwinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1915
- Packard v. QuesnelSupreme Court of Vermont · 1941
- Taylor v. TaugWashington Supreme Court · 1943
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Lottie R. Seganish and Daniel Seganish v. District of Columbia Safeway Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Baltimore Co. v. State, Use of KeenanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1963
- Janifer v. JandebeurDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- Reginald Law v. Virginia Stage Lines, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Agosta Vargas v. TióSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1963
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