Van Dolah v. Mele

237 F.2d 166 Joann A. VAN DOLAH, by Anne T. Van Dolah Gordon, Mother and Next Friend, Appellant, v. Salvatore MELE, Myrtle Hollman and Charles J. Brady, partners, doing business as The Red Cab Company, Appellees. No. 14335. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. October 1, 1956. Bell, Sanders & Tallman, Bailey E. Bell, Anchorage, Alaska, for appellant. Davis, Renfrew & Hughes, Anchorage, Alaska, for appellees. Before STEPHENS and CHAMBERS, Circuit Judges, and BOLDT, District Judge. PER CURIAM. 1 In appellant's Statement of Facts it is said: "On October 5, 1951 between 5:30 and 6:00 in the evening, when it was about dusk the plaintiff, Joann Van Dolah, age about nine years, was struck by a Red Cab and seriously injured. She had been sent on an errand and was struck when she was crossing Spenard Road on Romig Hill near the City of Anchorage at the regular crossing, used by the people in that neighborhood." Suit was brought by and for the child for damages sustained against owners of the cab business and others. A jury trial resulted in a verdict for defendants. The plaintiff appeals. 2 Appellant claims prejudice by reason of the presiding Judge's conduct in general.…