COHEN v. PETTY

No. 5771.

65 F.2d 820 (1933)

COHEN v. PETTY.

Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia.

Decided May 29, 1933.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon Pretzfelder, of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Roger J. Whiteford and Walter M. Bastian, both of Washington, D. C., for appellee.

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


GRONER, Associate Justice.

Plaintiff's declaration alleged that on December 14, 1930, she was riding as a guest in defendant's automobile; that defendant failed to exercise reasonable care in its operation, and drove it at a reckless and excessive rate of speed so that he lost control of the car and propelled it off the road against an embankment on the side of the road, as the result of which plaintiff received permanent injuries. The trial judge gave binding instructions...

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