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WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY v. JONES

Nos. 7745, 7746.

332 A.2d 358 (1975)

The WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY, Appellant, v. Lillie Mae JONES, Appellee. The DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant, v. Lillie Mae JONES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 5, 1975.

Rehearing En Banc Denied March 5, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin J. Baldwin, Washington, D. C., for appellant in No. 7745.

Richard W. Barton, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., with whom C. Francis Murphy, Corp. Counsel, and Leo N. Gorman, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant in No. 7746.

John C. La Prade, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before FICKLING, KERN and HARRIS, Associate Judges.

FICKLING, Associate Judge:

This is a consolidated appeal from a jury verdict in favor of appellee Lillie Mae Jones, who had brought suit against the Washington Gas Light Company and the District of Columbia for damages suffered when she tripped over a protruding gas box in a public street. The issues raised on appeal are: (1) whether the testimony of a witness as to the estimated height of the protrusion is probative in light of conflicting testimony based on precise...

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