Legal Opinion
Avis Rent-A-Car System, Inc. v. Standard Meat Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 6, 1972No. 5942PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YEAGLEY, Associate Judge:
Appellant, Avis Rent-A-Car System, Inc., (Avis) brought this appeal questioning the trial court’s application of res ipsa loquitur to the facts of this case following a jury verdict awarding appellees íó.OOO. 1
On March 4, 1968, a tractor trailer rig leased 2 by appellee Standard Meat Co. (Standard) from Avis struck the superstructure of a bridge in Newport News, Virginia. The driver of the rig, Charles Gordon, was employed by Standard at the time of the accident. Standard alleged that the cause of the accident was the sudden and unexplained flipping upward and forward…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Sweeney v. ErvingSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Washington Sheraton Corporation v. KeeterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- Powers v. CoatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
- Fisher v. Washington Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1936
- Andrews v. FornessDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Jones v. Safeway Stores, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- Ciesielski v. WatermanNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1974
- Ruml v. Giant Food, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Ciesielski v. WatermanNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1974
- Jones v. Safeway Stores, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
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