Legal Opinion
Ruth M. Daisey v. Colonial Parking, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 27, 1963No. 17703PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge.
Qur appellant, Ruth M. Daisey (plaintiff), sued the appellee corporations (defendants) for damages for personal injuries sustained on their premises by reason of their negligence. At the close of her counsel’s opening statement, the defendants moved for a directed verdict on the ground that the statement admitted facts showing plaintiff was a trespasser to whom they owed no duty of care except that of refraining from intentional injuries and from maintaining a “hidden engine of destruction.” The court granted the motion and entered final judgment against the plaintiff.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Best v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Firfer Et Ux. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- Conway v. O'BRIENCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Hecht Co., Inc. v. JacobsenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Ralph D. Smith and Thelma Smith v. Arbaugh's Restaurant, Inc., a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Sandoe v. Lefta AssociatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- Alva Laverne Luck and Jenell A. Baker, a Minor Child v. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- William T. Muldrow v. Virginia Warren Daly, James C. Toomey v. Virginia Warren Daly, Sinclair Refining Company v. Virginia Warren DalyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Linda M. Nelson, Parent of Nelson, Tracey R. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
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