Case Name: R. W. CLAXTON, Inc. v. SCHAFF et al.
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1948-05-28
Citations: 169 F.2d 303
Docket Number: No. 9609
Parties: R. W. CLAXTON, Inc. v. SCHAFF et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 169
Pages: 303–303

Head Matter:
R. W. CLAXTON, Inc. v. SCHAFF et al.
No. 9609.
United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.
Argued April 7, 1948.
Decided May 28, 1948.
Writ of Certiorari Denied Nov. 22, 1948.
See 69 S.Ct. 168.
CLARK, Associate Justice, dissenting.
Messrs. James M. Earnest and Albert F. Beasley, both of Washington, D. C., for appellant.
Mr. Llewellyn C. Thomas, of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Caesar L. Aiello, of Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellees.
Before EDGERTON, CLARK and PRETTYMAN, Associate Justices.

Opinion:
EDGERTON, Associate Justice.
In Schaff v. Claxton, Inc., 79 U.S.App.D.C. 207, 208, 144 F.2d 532, 533, we said: "the evidence in the present case should have been submitted to the jury with instructions to find for the plaintiffs if they found that the defendant's driver was negligent in leaving the car unlocked and that this negligence was a proximate cause of the accident. The case will therefore be remanded for a new trial." The judgment now here on appeal was upon a new trial in which the law stated in that opinion was followed. The judgment is therefore affirmed.