Legal Opinion

Ehrenhaft v. Malcolm Price, Inc.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided November 14, 1984No. 83-1261PublishedCited by 115 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MACK, Associate Judge:

The instant appeal reaches this court upon review of separate motions for summary judgment granted in favor of defendants-appellees. We hold that the motions were improperly granted, for two reasons. First, the trial court that granted the motions did so in contravention of the “law of the case” as it had been established by a prior coordinate court on the issue of whether language in a contractual clause was ambiguous. Second, we hold that the “discovery rule” 1 should be extended under the facts of this case to determine the commencement of the statute of limitations…

2Cases cited57 opinions

  1. United States v. KubrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
  3. Chase Securities Corp. v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  4. Poffenberger v. RisserCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1981
  5. April Enterprises, Inc. v. KTTVCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983

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3Cited by115 opinions

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  2. Bussineau v. President of Georgetown CollegeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. 1000 Virginia Ltd. Partnership v. Vertecs Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 2006
  4. Wenke Ex Rel. Laufenberg v. Gehl Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 2004
  5. Kuwait Airways Corporation v. American Security Bank, N.A. And First American Bank, N.A.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990

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