R. W. CLAXTON, INC. v. SCHAFF

No. 9609.

169 F.2d 303 (1948)

R. W. CLAXTON, Inc. v. SCHAFF et al.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided May 28, 1948.

Writ of Certiorari Denied November 22, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. James M. Earnest and Albert F. Beasley, both of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. Llewellyn C. Thomas, of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Caesar L. Aiello, of Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellees.

Before EDGERTON, CLARK and PRETTYMAN, Associate Justices.


Writ of Certiorari Denied November 22, 1948. See 69 S.Ct. 168.

EDGERTON, Associate Justice.

In Schaff v. Claxton, Inc., 79 U.S.App. D.C. 207, 208, 144 F.2d 532, 533, we said: "the evidence in the present case should have been submitted to the jury with instructions to find for the plaintiffs if they found that the defendant's driver was negligent in leaving the car unlocked and that this negligence was a proximate cause of...

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