Myrtle Coppridge sued Bell Cab Company, Ernest Travis and Alvin Schmidt in the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia to recover damages for injuries sustained by her when the Bell cab, operated by Travis, in which she was a passenger, was struck by an automobile driven by Schmidt. Schmidt failed to present any defense and Travis was not served with process, so the Bell Cab Company was the only active defendant. It
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BELL CAB CO. v. COPPRIDGE
No. 9265.
158 F.2d 540 (1946)
BELL CAB CO., Inc., v. COPPRIDGE.
United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued October 9, 1946.
Decided December 9, 1946.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Mr. Joseph Bulman, of Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Walter M. Bastian and Sidney M. Goldstein, both of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant.
Mr. Rowland F. Kirks, of Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Frank H. Myers and Geoffrey Creyke, Jr., both of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.
Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and CLARK and WILBUR K. MILLER, Associate Justices.
United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.
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