SCHEAR v. LUDWIG

No. 8427.

143 F.2d 20 (1944)

SCHEAR v. LUDWIG et al.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided May 15, 1944.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Milton Conn, of Washington, D. C., and Thomas M. Baker, of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Messrs. Albert F. Beasley and Eugene X. Murphy, both of Washington, D. C., for appellees.

Mr. J. Ninian Beall, of Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellees.

Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and EDGERTON and ARNOLD, Associate Justices.


EDGERTON, Associate Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment upon a verdict for the defendants in an action for personal injuries. The defendants' automobile collided with the plaintiff, a pedestrian, at a crosswalk. Plaintiff was a woman about seventy years of age. There was ample evidence of negligence and contributory negligence. The court instructed the jury to find for the defendant if they found that both plaintiff and...

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