· 3/20/1964
Phillips v. D. C. Transit System, Inc.
Citations
- 198 A.2d 740
- 1964 D.C. App. LEXIS 204
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- last clear chance doctrine not applicable when there was “no competent testimony to establish that the bus driver was aware of the perilous situation of appellant or that, had he been aware thereof, there was time in which he could have avoided the collision”
- describing a scenario where the “last clear chance” doctrine applies
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Judges: Hood, Chief Judge, and Quinn and Myers, Associate Judges
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