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ABEN v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 12256.

221 F.2d 110 (1955)

Cornelius G. ABEN, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 7, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Albert Brick, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Samuel Intrater, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Milton D. Korman, Asst. Corp. Counsel for the District of Columbia, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Vernon E. West, Corp. Counsel, Chester H. Gray, Principal Asst. Corp. Counsel, Harry L. Walker and Lyman J. Umstead, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Mr. Ralph D. Quinter, Jr., Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before EDGERTON, WASHINGTON and DANAHER, Circuit Judges.

WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant brought suit against the District of Columbia, alleging that on February 9, 1951, he was crossing L Street at the intersection of 23rd Street, in northwest Washington, and slipped and fell on an icy deposit in the middle portion of the crosswalk. In his opening statement his counsel said that he would show that on February 7th — two days before — there had been a snowfall in the District of Columbia, that...

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