SOMERVILLE v. CAPITAL TRANSIT CO.

Nos. 10599, 10698.

192 F.2d 413 (1951)

SOMERVILLE v. CAPITAL TRANSIT CO. SOMERVILLE v. DAY.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 21, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Dorsey K. Offutt, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. Paul R. Connolly, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. John J. Sirica, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee Capital Transit Co.

Mr. Albert F. Adams, Washington, D. C., for appellee Howard Day.

Before CLARK, WILBUR K. MILLER and FAHY, Circuit Judges.


FAHY, Circuit Judge.

The appellant, Margaret Elizabeth Somerville, brought suit in the District Court against appellees Howard Day and the Capital Transit Company.1 She sought to recover for injuries allegedly sustained in a collision between the taxicab in which she was riding and which was operated by Day and a streetcar owned and operated by the Capital Transit Company. The case was tried before a jury who returned a verdict against...

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