Legal Opinion
Snodgrass v. Cohen
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 21, 1951No. Civ. A. 2071-50PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLTZOFF, Judge.
In this action for personal injuries the jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendants move for a new trial on the ground that the verdict was against the weight of evidence and that the amount of damages awarded was excessive.
The defendants were the owners of an apartment house and contracted with one Schiff for the painting of the window frames outside of the building. The plaintiff is a painter who was hired by Schiff to do the work. Thus the relation of Schiff to the defendants was that of an independent contractor, while the plaintiff was an employee of Schiff…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Barry v. EdmundsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Virginian Ry. Co. v. ArmentroutCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
- Washington Times Co. v. BonnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1936
- Calvert v. Springfield Electric Light & Power Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Boyle v. BondCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Ceco Corp. v. ColemanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Young v. LiddingtonWashington Supreme Court · 1957
- Traudt v. Potomac Electric Power Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
- Capital Transit Co. v. BingmanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- Levesque v. Fraser Paper LimitedSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1963
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