SMITH v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 24958.

463 F.2d 962 (1972)

Ruth SMITH, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 27, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. David S. Greene, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. Thomas R. Nedrich, Asst. Corp. Counsel for the District of Columbia, with whom Messrs. C. Francis Murphy, Corp. Counsel, and Richard W. Barton, Asst. Corp. Counsel, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before WRIGHT and WILKEY, Circuit Judges, and RONALD N. DAVIES, U.S. Senior District Judge for the District of North Dakota.


RONALD N. DAVIES, Senior District Judge:

The record reveals that on December 27, 1966, Ruth Smith slipped and fell on an ice and snow covered sidewalk in front of her apartment located at 2022 Maryland Avenue, N.E., District of Columbia. She commenced an action against her landlord and the District of Columbia to recover damages for the injuries sustained as a result of the fall.

At trial the landlord's motion for a directed verdict was granted, while that...

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