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WOODS v. BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY

No. 2325.

149 A.2d 425 (1959)

Edith X. WOODS, Appellant, v. BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY, a corporation, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided March 20, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. Emmett McKenzie, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Laidler B. Mackall, Washington, D. C., with whom Charles G. Williamson, Jr., Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before ROVER, Chief Judge, HOOD, Associate Judge, and CAYTON (Chief Judge, Retired) sitting by designation under Code, § 11-776(b).

CAYTON, Acting Judge.

On defendant's motion the trial court dismissed this tort action, for failure to prosecute. Plaintiff appeals.

The suit had been filed in the United States District Court in June 1951 by several plaintiffs, including appellant. That court dismissed the suit as to all plaintiffs except appellant, and as to her, ordered the cause transferred to the Municipal Court for trial. Code 1951, § 11-756 (Supp. VI). The decision was affirmed...

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