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BURNS v. CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA

No. 14077.

254 F.2d 334 (1958)

Kathleen L. BURNS and George Burns, Appellants, v. CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, a body corporate, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 6, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Dorsey K. Offutt, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. David F. Smith, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellants.

Mr. Richard W. Galiher, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. William E. Stewart, Jr., Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before BAZELON, WASHINGTON and BURGER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant Mrs. Burns fell down a stairway outside a church, allegedly because a portion of worn metal stripping on the stairs caught her shoe and tripped her. The complaint against appellee Catholic University alleged negligence in maintenance of the stairs and violation of a duty assumed by the University to maintain. At the close of appellants' evidence, the trial court directed a verdict for the University, on the ground there was insufficient evidence...

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