Legal Opinion
Rule v. Bennett
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 12, 1966No. 3790, 3791PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MYERS, Associate Judge:
Margaret W. Rule sustained personal injury attributed to a fall in the hallway of an office building where she was employed by a tenant. The building was owned and operated jointly by Alfred L. Bennett, Bernard Gewirz and Charles I. Kaplan. She brought suit against them for damages allegedly caused by their negligence in the maintenance of the hallway floor. Among the defenses to the action, the owners asserted a complete release in writing from Mrs. Rule of all claims arising out of the fall. After trial, upon a special interrogatory submitted by the trial judge, the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Montgomery Ward & Co. v. DuncanSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Gunning v. CooleySupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- McNamara v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1961
- Capital Transit Co. v. GambleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
- Wood v. Conneaut Lake Park, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
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