YELLOW CAB CO. OF D. C. v. JANSON

No. 10318.

179 F.2d 54 (1949)

YELLOW CAB CO. OF D. C., Inc. v. JANSON et al.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 19, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Alfred M. Schwartz, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Samuel A. Friedman, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Richard W. Galiher, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. William H. Clarke and William E. Stewart, Jr., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee William N. Janson. Mr. Wesley E. McDonald, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellee William N. Janson.

Before EDGERTON, PRETTYMAN, and PROCTOR, Circuit Judges.


EDGERTON, Circuit Judge.

Anna Janson and her husband were passengers in an automobile owned and operated by William Janson when it collided with a taxicab of the Yellow Cab Company. The Janson car was damaged and Anna Janson was injured. William Janson sued the Cab Company and recovered for the damage to his car. The Cab Company pleaded but failed to prove contributory negligence on the part of William Janson.

Anna Janson and her husband afterwards sued the...

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