WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT CO. v. GLOBE INDEMNITY CO.

No. 1930.

130 A.2d 598 (1957)

WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY, a body corporate, Appellant, v. GLOBE INDEMNITY COMPANY, a body corporate, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided April 4, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry L. Ryan, Jr., Washington, D. C., W. Edward Gallagher, Washington, D. C., on the brief, for appellant.

John J. Ryan, Washington, D. C., Hugh Lynch, Jr., and Charles E. Channing, Jr., Washington, D. C., on the brief, for appellee.

Before ROVER, Chief Judge, and HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges.


HOOD, Associate Judge.

Appellee insurance company paid $695 to its insured on account of damage to a truck owned by the insured, and as subrogee brought this action against appellant gas company on the theory that the gas company's negligence caused the damage to the truck. The parties stipulated the right of the insurance company as subrogee and the amount of damages, and the case was tried solely on the issue of the gas company's negligence. At trial without a jury...

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