SCULL v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 13939.

250 F.2d 767 (1957)

William E. SCULL et al., Appellants, v. The DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, a Municipal Corporation, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 5, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Arthur S. Feld, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Joseph D. Bulman and John E. Lappin, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellants.

Messrs. Sidney M. Goldstein and Samuel Z. Goldman, Washington, D. C., also entered appearances for appellants.

Mr. Hubert B. Pair, Asst. Corp. Counsel for the District of Columbia, with whom Messrs. Chester H. Gray, Corp. Counsel, and Milton D. Korman, Principal Asst. Corp. Counsel, were on the brief, for appellees.

Before WILBUR K. MILLER, WASHINGTON and DANAHER, Circuit Judges.


WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.

The issue on this appeal is whether the District of Columbia may be held liable for the negligent operation of a motor vehicle by an employee of the District Government, in connection with the installation of water mains.

The complaint alleged that plaintiffs-appellants were injured on November 14, 1956, in a collision between Mr. Scull's car and a city-owned vehicle driven negligently by one Pimble while performing his tasks as...

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