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DESMOND v. ROBERTSON

No. 3663.

211 A.2d 775 (1965)

Ermelinda M. DESMOND and Paulinda M. Mort, Appellants, v. David L. ROBERTSON and C. W. Eanes, Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 8, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Michael Cramer, Washington, D. C., with whom H. Thomas Sisk, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellants.

William A. Mann, Washington, D. C., with whom Allan C. Swingle, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellees. William T. Clague, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellees.

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

HOOD, Chief Judge.

Appellants brought this action for damages resulting from an automobile collision. A jury returned a verdict of $2,950 for the adult appellant and $50 for the minor appellant. The trial court granted a new trial, indicating it felt error had been committed in allowing the jury to speculate as to the loss of future earnings by the adult appellant.

The case was set for retrial but appellants did not appear on the trial date. The case was then...

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