FINNEY v. CAPITAL TRANSIT CO.

No. 11068.

198 F.2d 81 (1952)

FINNEY v. CAPITAL TRANSIT CO. et al.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 29, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Dennis Collins, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. Frank F. Roberson, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Howard Boyd, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellees.

Before EDGERTON, CLARK and FAHY, Circuit Judges.


FAHY, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, plaintiff below in a personal injury action, appeals from an adverse judgment. The principal question is whether the trial court erred in refusing on request to instruct on the doctrine of the last clear chance.

Appellant, while riding a motorcycle along the southern side of Pennsylvania Avenue in an easterly direction, began to make a left hand turn onto 21st Street, N. W. There was testimony that he stopped in the middle of...

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