Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Megginson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 25, 1969No. 4398PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALLAGHER, Associate Judge.
This is an appeal from judgments against the District of Columbia after a trial without a jury in a negligence action involving personal injuries arising from faulty maintenance of the city streets. 1
Appellee (wife), a pedestrian, caught her heel in a curb separation while crossing at an intersection, causing her to fall and sustain injuries. Photographs of the curb separation and adjacent area were placed in evidence by both parties to the litigation. There was no supporting evidence by plaintiffs showing the duration of the curb condition prior to the accident.…
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- Commissioner v. DubersteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Dollar v. Land, Chairman, United States Maritime CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Dorn v. City & County of San FranciscoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1951
- Rogers v. CoxDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950
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