D.C. RENT-A-CAR CO. v. COCHRAN

No. 82-54.

463 A.2d 696 (1983)

D.C. RENT-A-CAR COMPANY, et al., Appellants, v. Jacquelyn Ann COCHRAN, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 12, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Gregg, with whom D'Ana E. Johnson, Washington, D.C., was on brief, for appellants.

Lawrence H. Schwartz, with whom Barry H. Gottfried, Washington, D.C., was on brief, for appellee Cochran.

David P. Durbin, with whom James F. Jordan, Washington, D.C., was on brief, for appellee American Public Power Ass'n.

Before NEBEKER, FERREN, and BELSON, Associate Judges.


NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

Appellants, owners of a van, were found liable to appellee for injuries received as a result of an accident caused by the operator of the van. A judgment of $250,000 was entered upon the verdict. On appeal, appellants contend that the trial court erred in granting appellee's motion to dismiss as a party-defendant appellee's employer, American Public Power Association (APPA), in denying appellant's motion for a directed verdict and in refusing...

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