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· 11/22/1943

Ross v. Hartman

Citations

  • 139 F.2d 14
  • 158 A.L.R. 1370
  • 78 U.S. App. D.C. 217
  • 1943 U.S. App. LEXIS 2179

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that an ordinance requiring that individuals lock their motor vehicles promotes public safety because unlocked motor vehicles “create[] much more risk that meddling by children, thieves, or others will result in injuries to the public.”
  • violation of ordinance requiring motor vehicles to be locked was negligence per se in action by party injured by the stolen vehicle

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Judges: Groner, Edgerton, Arnold

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