BETTIS v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 3611.

206 A.2d 583 (1965)

Bernard BETTIS, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 26, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert N. Lobl, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Richard W. Barton, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom Chester H. Gray, Corp. Counsel, Milton D. Korman, Principal Asst. Corp. Counsel, and Hubert B. Pair, Asst. Corp. Counsel, were on the brief, for appellee.

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


MYERS, Associate Judge.

On March 21, 1964, appellant, while operating his automobile, struck a pedestrian within a crosswalk. On June 18, 1964, appellant received a notice to attend a hearing the next day in connection with the accident which was to be held in the office of the Corporation Counsel. Appellant appeared but requested a postponement because his attorney was not available. The request was denied and he and other witnesses were interrogated as to their...

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