MORRIS v. PRATI

No. 2578.

163 A.2d 552 (1960)

Elizabeth S. MORRIS, Appellant, v. Maria PRATI, trading as Aldo Cafe, and District of Columbia, a municipal corporation, Appellees.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided August 25, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney A. Cohen, Washington, D. C., with whom Joseph D. Bulman, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Denver H. Graham, Washington, D. C., with whom Albert E. Brault, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee Prati.

John R. Hess, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., with whom Chester H. Gray, Corp. Counsel, Milton D. Korman, Principal Asst. Corp. Counsel, and Hubert B. Pair, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee District of Columbia.

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


HOOD, Associate Judge.

During a snowfall on March 19, 1958, appellant and her escort entered Aldo Cafe, which is owned and operated by appellee Prati. About two hours later they left the restaurant and by that time the snow had changed to sleet and rain and there was an accumulation of two to three inches of sleet and snow on the street and sidewalk. While her escort was getting his automobile, appellant waited for him under...

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