AUSTIN v. BASS

No. 9401.

163 F.2d 767 (1947)

AUSTIN v. BASS.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided October 6, 1947.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Albert F. Adams, of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Walter M. Bastian, of Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Warren E. Magee, of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. R. Logan Hollowell, of Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

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


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment for the plaintiff in an action for personal injuries and property damage caused by a collision between two automobiles. There was evidence that appellant drove his car on the wrong side of the street, went through a stop sign at an intersection, and collided with appellee's car which had properly entered the intersection. Appellant testified that his brakes suddenly failed to work and had previously worked...

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