SPEIRS v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 6597.

85 F.2d 693 (1936)

SPEIRS v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided July 13, 1936.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles D. Council, of Washington, D. C., for plaintiff in error.

E. Barrett Prettyman and George D. Neilson, both of Washington, D. C., for defendant in error.

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


STEPHENS, Associate Justice.

This case arises upon a writ of error to the Municipal Court of the District of Columbia. The action was in tort for negligence. At the close of the case for the plaintiff, the trial court granted a motion for a directed verdict in the defendant's favor. The sole question in the case is the propriety of this ruling.

The case made for the plaintiff was in substance and effect as follows: On June 16, 1934, at about 1 p. m. the plaintiff...

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