JACKSON v. SCHENICK

No. 2805.

174 A.2d 353 (1961)

Robert JACKSON and Ella Mae Boyd, Administratrix of the Estate of Leo M. Boyd, deceased, Appellants, v. Joseph SCHENICK and Leah Schenick and District of Columbia, Appellees.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided October 26, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Welch, Washington, D. C., with whom H. Mason Welch, J. Harry Welch, J. Joseph Barse, Arthur V. Butler and Walter J. Murphy, Jr., Washington. D. C., were on the brief, for appellants.

Albert D. Brault, Washington, D. C., with whom James A. Willey, Washington, D. C., was on the brief for appellees Schenick. James A. Crooks, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellees Schenick.

H. Thomas Sisk, 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 HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges, and SMITH, Chief Judge of The Municipal Court for the District of Columbia, sitting by designation.


QUINN, Associate Judge.

This is a tort action involving claims and cross-claims for property damage resulting from a collision between a District of Columbia fire truck and a panel truck owned by the late Leo Boyd. After trial, the court attributed sole responsibility for the collision to the negligent operation of the Boyd vehicle by its driver, appellant Robert Jackson. Accordingly, judgment was entered assessing appellants $2,092.46 for repairs to the District...

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