CAPITAL TRANSIT COMPANY v. SIMPSON

No. 12900.

235 F.2d 525 (1956)

CAPITAL TRANSIT COMPANY, Appellant, v. Joseph B. SIMPSON, Jr., et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 7, 1956.

Petition for Rehearing Denied July 11, 1956.

Certiorari Denied October 22, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. George D. Horning, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. John P. Arness, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. David G. Bress, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Alvin L. Newmyer, Jr., Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellees.

Before EDGERTON, Chief Judge, and BAZELON and BASTIAN, Circuit Judges.


Certiorari Denied October 22, 1956. See 77 S.Ct. 103.

EDGERTON, Chief Judge.

A husband and wife were killed when the automobile she was driving and in which he was riding struck the rear of a stationary Transit Company bus. The accident occurred in Maryland. An action for wrongful deaths was brought against the Transit Company in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant on the claim for the...

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