OTIS v. THOMAS

Nos. 14465, 14802.

262 F.2d 232 (1958)

Theodore OTIS, Appellant, v. James THOMAS et al., Appellees. James THOMAS et al., Appellants, v. Theodore OTIS, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 24, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Allan C. Swingle, Washington, D. C., for appellant in No. 14465 and appellee in No. 14802.

Mr. Lawrence C. Moore, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. David A. Scott and Michael F. X. Dolan, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellees in No. 14465 and appellants in No. 14802.

Before BAZELON, FAHY and BASTIAN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Eunice Thomas Padgett and James Thomas, plaintiffs, were passengers in a taxicab owned by the Dixie Cab Association and operated by Charles Rowe when it collided with an automobile driven by defendant Theodore Otis. Each plaintiff obtained a verdict, the former for $1,000 and the latter for $2,500, against Otis as damages for injuries resulting from the collision. Rowe, not a party to the litigation, had previously paid $2,250 in settlement of the claims...

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