Legal Opinion

Debose v. Ramada Renaissance Hotel

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided May 7, 1998No. 96-CV-1384PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REID, Associate Judge:

Appellant, Mary Debose, appeals the trial court’s denial of her motion to reinstate her personal injury complaint against appellee, the Ramada Renaissance Hotel. She contends that the trial court abused its discretion by denying her motion to reinstate her complaint under Super. Ct. Civ. R. 60(b) on the ground of excusable neglect. We reverse and remand the matter to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

FACTUAL SUMMARY

On April 16, 1996, Debose filed a negligence action against the Ramada Renaissance Hotel alleging that she sustained…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  2. Starling v. Jephunneh Lawrence & AssociatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. Tso v. DelaneyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
  4. Cameron v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. Bulin v. SteinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995

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3Cited by6 opinions

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