Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, Volume 19M. Curlander, 1902 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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Page 18
... testimony that there was no in- spection or patrol by these watchmen , or any of them , of the " fish " aisle , where the accident occurred , during the day , after about 9 o'clock , a . M. , of December 2d , 1898. The market - house ...
... testimony that there was no in- spection or patrol by these watchmen , or any of them , of the " fish " aisle , where the accident occurred , during the day , after about 9 o'clock , a . M. , of December 2d , 1898. The market - house ...
Page 19
... testimony was given , though his estimate of time would seem to be very indefinite , that about half - past 12 o'clock on Friday , December 2d , 1898 , and about fifteen min- utes before the accident happened , a barrel of fish had been ...
... testimony was given , though his estimate of time would seem to be very indefinite , that about half - past 12 o'clock on Friday , December 2d , 1898 , and about fifteen min- utes before the accident happened , a barrel of fish had been ...
Page 33
... testimony that there are several adjoining houses adjacent to this vacant lot on which the game was played on the north side of Huntington place occupied by people the most of whom are interested in the game , and many of whom played ...
... testimony that there are several adjoining houses adjacent to this vacant lot on which the game was played on the north side of Huntington place occupied by people the most of whom are interested in the game , and many of whom played ...
Page 34
... testimony is an innocent pastime , and that the exercise of such game , if it may be called such , is health- ful and enjoyable , and parties are to be commended for making use of such outdoor exercise for the purpose of recreation ...
... testimony is an innocent pastime , and that the exercise of such game , if it may be called such , is health- ful and enjoyable , and parties are to be commended for making use of such outdoor exercise for the purpose of recreation ...
Page 35
... testimony , I think , does not sustain the claim of the complainants that sufficient smoke emanates from those lamps to constitute a nuisance . The most that is claimed for them is that the smoke was perceptible at times on the front ...
... testimony , I think , does not sustain the claim of the complainants that sufficient smoke emanates from those lamps to constitute a nuisance . The most that is claimed for them is that the smoke was perceptible at times on the front ...
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