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MELTON v. CAPITAL TRANSIT COMPANY

No. 14110.

253 F.2d 42 (1958)

Essie Turner MELTON, Appellant, v. CAPITAL TRANSIT COMPANY, a corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 27, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Dennis Collins, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Harry A. Finney, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Francis L. Casey, Jr., Washington, D. C., for appellee.

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

PER CURIAM.

The plaintiff appeals from a District Court order certifying a personal injury suit to the Municipal Court. The transfer was based only on the record as it stood at the date of the order, with medical reports then many months old. Of course the plaintiff will be permitted to offer proof of all factors which may give rise to damages in excess of $3,000. D. C.Code, § 11-756 (Supp. V 1957) expressly provides for such situations in that the jurisdiction...

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