Martin A. Ford, Administrator of the Estate of Susan Lindsay Ford, Deceased v. Washington Sanitary Housing Company, a Corporation

D.C. Circuit

Martin A. Ford, Administrator of the Estate of Susan Lindsay Ford, Deceased v. Washington Sanitary Housing Company, a Corporation

247 F.2d 536, 101 U.S. App. D.C. 130, 1957 U.S. App. LEXIS 3718

CourtCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

DecidedMay 23, 1957

Docket13591

StatusPublished

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Martin A. Ford, Administrator of the Estate of Susan Lindsay Ford, Deceased v. Washington Sanitary Housing Company, a Corporation, 247 F.2d 536, 101 U.S. App. D.C. 130, 1957 U.S. App. LEXIS 3718 (D.C. Cir. 1957).

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Opinion

PER CURIAM.

This is a civil action for damages for wrongful death, brought by the administrator of the estate of a deceased infant. The infant, aged seventeen months, was alleged to have fallen down a stairway located in the rear of certain premises near its home and adjoining an open court. The stairway and court were alleged to have been owned and under the exclusive management of the defendant. The fall was alleged to have been caused by negligent construction and maintenance of the stairway. The case went to trial in the District Court before a judge and a jury. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s presentation of evidence the court directed a verdict for the defendant.

The points on appeal are directed to whether the evidence presented a jury question. We agree with the view of the trial court.

Affirmed.

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PER CURIAM.

This is a civil action for damages for wrongful death, brought by the administrator of the estate of a deceased infant. The infant, aged seventeen months, was alleged to have fallen down a stairway located in the rear of certain premises near its home and adjoining an open court. The stairway and court were alleged to have been owned and under the exclusive management of the defendant. The fall was alleged to have been caused by negligent construction and maintenance of the stairway. The case went to trial in the District Court before a judge and a jury. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s presentation of evidence the court directed a verdict for the defendant.

The points on appeal are directed to whether the evidence presented a jury question. We agree with the view of the trial court.

Affirmed.

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247 F.2d 536, 101 U.S. App. D.C. 130, 1957 U.S. App. LEXIS 3718, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/martin-a-ford-administrator-of-the-estate-of-susan-lindsay-ford-deceased-cadc-1957.