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WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA & MARYLAND COACH CO. v. MARBURY

No. 2673.

167 A.2d 791 (1961)

WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND COACH COMPANY, Inc., Appellant, v. Fendall MARBURY and Jane M. Marbury, Appellees.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided February 8, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis L. Casey, Jr., Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Stephen J. Pollak, Washington, D. C., for appellees.

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

CAYTON, Acting Judge.

This was a negligence action brought by a husband and wife jointly. The wife claimed personal injuries and the husband claimed loss of consortium. After the parties presented their evidence the court instructed the jury on the law, referring several times to "plaintiff" in the singular, but clearly indicating the individuality of the causes of action. The jury returned a verdict of $2300 "for the plaintiff." Neither counsel objected at the time...

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