BEHRMAN v. SIMS

No. 9284.

157 F.2d 862 (1946)

BEHRMAN v. SIMS et al.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided November 12, 1946.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Austin F. Canfield, of Washington, D. C. with whom Messrs. Julian H. Reis and Irving Wilner, both of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant. Mr. William T. Hannan, of Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellant.

Mr. Arthur L. Willcher, of Washington, D. C. with whom Mr. Sol Rothbard, of Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellees.

Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and WILBUR K. MILLER and PRETTYMAN, Associate Justices.


WILBUR K. MILLER, Associate Justice.

The appellant, Harold Behrman, is the owner of a business in the District of Columbia in the conduct of which large motor trucks are used. Late in the afternoon of February 24, 1945, one of those trucks was traveling northwardly on Sherman Avenue in the line of traffic nearest to the center of the street. The appellee, Michael R. Sims, was driving his automobile in the same direction, but was in the line or lane of traffic to the...

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