OWENS v. UNITED STATES

No. 5538.

58 F.2d 684 (1932)

OWENS v. UNITED STATES.

Court of Appeals of District of Columbia.

Decided April 4, 1932.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. O'Shea, John H. Burnett, and Alfred Goldstein, all of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Leo A. Rover, William H. Collins, and Charles B. Murray, all of Washington, D. C., for the United States.

Before MARTIN, Chief Justice, and ROBB, VAN ORSDEL, and GRONER, Associate Justices.


ROBB, Associate Justice.

On the night of March 18, 1931, James H. Lane, a motorman-conductor of the Washington Railway & Electric Company, took a street car to the end of the line at Congress Heights, starting his return run, with one passenger, at about 9 o'clock. Appellant, Garry R. Owens, was standing with his nephew, Charles Owens, at the car stop at the corner of Nichols avenue and Trenton street southeast, and, as the car approached, appellant signaled for...

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