U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1957

President of Georgetown College v. Healy

President of Georgetown College v. Healy
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Decided June 6, 1957
244 F.2d 785; 100 U.S. App. D.C. 337 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

President of Georgetown College v. Healy

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Georgetown College appeals from the judgment entered on a jury’s verdict which awarded damages for injuries sustained on its premises by a child about three and one-half years old. Through an open door, the small boy entered a locker room adjacent to a ladies’ rest room, where his mother had taken him. A bank of three tall steel lockers, not fastened to the floor or wall and tilted slightly forward, fell upon him and inflicted a serious head wound.

Appellant argues, inter alia,, that no negligence was shown and that tardy filing of a costs bond was improperly permitted. We have considered these contentions and the other reasons for reversal advanced by the appellant, but cannot accept them. We see no error.

Affirmed.

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