Perry v. Capital Traction Co., 280 U.S. 577 (1929). · Go Syfert
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Strongest positive: Imogene Williams v. United States Elevator Corporation and Elcon Enterprises, Inc. (cadc, 1990-12-11)
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D.C. Cir. · 1990 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Perry v. Capital Traction Co., 32 F.2d 938 (D.C.Cir.), cert. denied, 280 U.S. 577 , 50 S.Ct. 31 , 74 L.Ed. 627 (1929) (requiring only accompanying physical injury for emotional damages recovery); Waldon v. Covington, 415 A.2d 1070 , 1076 n. 20 (D.C.App.1980) (same). 19 Appellees, on the other hand, cited a long list of decisions requiring a causal relationship between emotional distress and physical injury in order for the emotional distress to be compensable.
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Perry
v.
Capital Traction Co. and Same v. Same
No. 257; No. 258.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Oct 21, 1929.
280 U.S. 577
Mr. Hyman M. Goldstein for petitioner., Messrs. Frank J. Hogan and Edmund L. Jones for respondent.
Published

Petition for writs of certiorari to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia denied.