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SMITH v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. No. 3863-62.

237 F.Supp. 675 (1965)

William J. SMITH and Hunter Currin Smith, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America and The Christmas Pageant of Peace, Inc., a District of Columbia Corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court District of Columbia.

January 18, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel W. Coon, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs.

John E. Hogan, Asst. U. S. Atty., for District of Columbia, for defendant the United States of America.

Austin F. Canfield, Jr., Washington, D. C., for defendant Christmas Pageant of Peace, Inc.

HOLTZOFF, District Judge.

This is an action by two pedestrians to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by falling on a public board-walk located in a public park immediately south of the White House in Washington, D. C., in a region known locally as the Ellipse.

The accident occurred on the evening of December 24, 1961. At that time, in accordance with a custom of many years' standing, a Christmas pageant...

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