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Donovan v. Brown

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
Dec 10, 1941
124 F.2d 295 (D.C. Cir. 1941)

Opinion

No. 7770.

Argued November 3, 1941.

Decided December 10, 1941.

In Error to the Municipal Court of the District of Columbia.

Action between James F. Donovan and Ernest W. Brown and others. To review the judgment, the former brings error.

Affirmed.

Mr. James J. Laughlin, of Washington, D.C., for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Vernon E. West, Principal Asst. Corp. Counsel, of Washington, D.C., with whom Messrs. Richmond B. Keech, Corp. Counsel, and Chester H. Gray, Asst. Corp. Counsel, both of Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for defendants in error.

Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and MILLER and EDGERTON, Associate Justices.


On this appeal, appellant objects to the trial court's charge to the jury, but the so-called bill of exceptions does not indicate that he did so at the trial. The objection comes too late. Martin v. Washington Times Co., 67 App.D.C. 11, 89 F.2d 230. It is a salutary rule that errors which the trial court is given no opportunity to correct will not, in general, be considered on appeal.

Affirmed.

GRONER, C.J., took no part in the consideration and decision of this case.


Summaries of

Donovan v. Brown

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
Dec 10, 1941
124 F.2d 295 (D.C. Cir. 1941)
Case details for

Donovan v. Brown

Case Details

Full title:DONOVAN v. BROWN et al

Court:United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit

Date published: Dec 10, 1941

Citations

124 F.2d 295 (D.C. Cir. 1941)

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