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AVIS RENT-A-CAR SYSTEM, INC. v. STANDARD MEAT CO.

No. 5942.

288 A.2d 243 (1972)

AVIS RENT-A-CAR SYSTEM, INC., Appellant, v. STANDARD MEAT COMPANY, a corporation, and Travelers Indemnity Company, a corporation, Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 6, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Williams, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

William H. Seckinger, Washington, D. C., for appellees. Edward J. Lopata, Washington, D. C., was on the brief for appellees. Richard W. Boone, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellees.

Before KELLY, FICKLING and YEAGLEY, Associate Judges.

YEAGLEY, Associate Judge:

Appellant, Avis Rent-A-Car System, Inc., (Avis) brought this appeal questioning the trial court's application of res ipsa loquitur to the facts of this case following a jury verdict awarding appellees $6,000.1

On March 4, 1968, a tractor trailer rigleased2 by appellee Standard Meat Co. (Standard) from Avis struck the superstructure...

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