DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. ABRAMSON

No. 2272.

148 A.2d 578 (1959)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, a municipal corporation, Appellant, v. David ABRAMSON and Home Insurance Company of New York, a corporation, Appellees.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided February 24, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ted D. Kuemmerling, Asst. Corporation Counsel, Washington, D. C., with whom Chester H. Gray, Corporation Counsel, Milton D. Korman, Principal Asst. Corporation Counsel, and Hubert B. Pair, Asst. Corporation Counsel, Washington, D. C., were on the brief for appellant.

Philip Shinberg, Washington, D. C., for appellees.

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


HOOD, Associate Judge.

A truck owned by the District of Columbia, assigned to the Recreation Department, and operated by one Holloway, an employee of that Department, negligently collided with and damaged an automobile owned and operated by David Abramson. He and his insurer sued the District and Holloway for damages. Holloway, who is no longer employed by the District, did not appear and was not represented by counsel. Trial was had without a jury and at its completion...

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