D. C. TRANSIT SYSTEM, INC., Appellant,
v.
Margaret H. SLINGLAND et al., Appellees.
UNITED STATES of America, Appellant,
v.
D. C. TRANSIT SYSTEM, INC., Appellee.
United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued February 10, 1959.
Decided April 17, 1959.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Mr. Frank F. Roberson, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. John J. Ross, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant in No. 14649 and appellee in No. 14706. Mr. John P. Arness, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellant in No. 14649.
Mr. Lionel Kestenbaum, Atty., Dept. of Justice, with whom Asst. Atty. Gen. George C. Doub, Messrs. Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., and Morton Hollander, Atty., Dept. of Justice, were on the brief, for appellant in No. 14706.
Mr. Joseph S. McCarthy, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Wilbert McInerney and Edward C. Donahue, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee in No. 14649.
Before PRETTYMAN, Chief Judge, and FAHY and DANAHER, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.
FAHY, Circuit Judge.
Slingland, plaintiff in the District Court, sued the D. C. Transit System, Inc.,1 and the United States, for damages due to personal injuries sustained when a Transit bus in which she was a passenger was struck by a mail truck operated by an employee of the Post Office Department.
The case against Transit was tried to a jury at the same time the presiding judge tried the case against the United States under...
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