BRENNAN v. JONES

No. 2849.

176 A.2d 877 (1962)

Sara BRENNAN, an infant, by her mother and next friend, Ruth Brennan, and Ruth Brennan, in her own right, Appellants, v. Walter JONES, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided January 8, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin E. Gerel, Washington, D. C., for appellants. Joseph H. Koonz, Jr., Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellants.

Frank J. Martell, Washington, D. C., with whom Richard W. Galiher and William E. Stewart, Jr., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

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


QUINN, Associate Judge.

Appellants brought suit against appellee for personal injuries sustained by appellant Sara Brennan (then a minor) while riding as a passenger in an automobile that was struck in the rear by appellee's vehicle. Dissatisfied with the amount of the jury's award they appeal.

There is not now nor was there in the trial court any question of appellee's liability, so that the sole contested issue concerns the amount of recoverable damages...

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