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HOUSEHOLD FINANCE COMPANY v. SHAMLEY

No. 2140.

140 A.2d 183 (1958)

HOUSEHOLD FINANCE COMPANY, a corporation, and Richard Burrell, Appellants, v. Eva SHAMLEY, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided April 7, 1958.

Rehearing Denied April 18, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cornelius H. Doherty, Washington, D. C., for appellants.

Donald J. Caulfield, Washington, D. C., with whom Bond L. Holford, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

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

PER CURIAM.

Appellee, the operator of an automobile involved in a collision, sued appellants for personal injuries and the jury awarded her damages of $375. This appeal raises the question of whether the court erred in denying a motion for a directed verdict made at the close of all the evidence. Appellants offered in evidence a release executed by appellee and two checks totaling $75 cashed by her which they contend barred recovery. Appellee testified that the release...

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