Legal Opinion

Schwab v. Prawde ex rel. State Farm Mutual Insurance

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided April 24, 1957No. 1950Published

1Opinion of the Court

QUINN, Associate Judge.

This suit arose out of a collision between two automobiles at a street intersection. Each party alleged the other was negligent and each sought damages. The trial court found that appellant, defendant below, was negligent and that plaintiff was not, and awarded judgment accordingly.

On appeal defendant first urges reversal because the trial judge’s decision was supposedly based on a misapprehension of the import of the testimony. According to the statement of proceedings and evidence plaintiff testified that he was driving in a northeasterly direction on Alaska Avenue.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Brown v. SaundersDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
  2. Bierman v. SloneDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957

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