JEFFERS v. FOSTER

No. 2917.

177 A.2d 891 (1962)

Kenneth L. JEFFERS and The Stuyvesant Insurance Company, a Corporation, Appellants, v. James A. FOSTER and Roy Redman Cunningham, Appellees.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided February 13, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George H. Eggers, Washington, D. C., for appellants.

John F. Gionfriddo, Washington, D. C., for appellee Foster.

Daniel T. Donohoe, Washington, D. C., with whom M. S. Mazzuchi, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee Cunningham.

Before QUINN, Associate Judge, CAYTON (Chief Judge, retired) sitting by designation under Code § 11-776(b) and MYERS, Associate Judge of The Municipal Court for the District of Columbia, sitting by designation.


CAYTON, Judge.

Three motorists heading in the same direction were involved in a collision. It was somewhat gusty, raining very hard, and visibility was at times impaired. Jeffers, in a small foreign-made car, drove into a large, deep puddle on the street and this drowned out his motor and brought his car to a stop. Cunningham, following behind, drove or skidded into the Jeffers' car. Foster struck the Cunningham car. Jeffers sued Cunningham and Foster,

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