Legal Opinion
Rommel v. West American Insurance Company
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 17, 1960No. 2485PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
This appeal is from a summary judgment granted in favor of the defendant. The record discloses the following facts. In December of 1956 Mrs. Leona Gallagher, a widow, was riding in Virginia in an automobile driven by Mr. Rommel. An accident occurred, apparently through the negligence of Mr. Rommel, and Mrs. Gallagher was injured. Shortly thereafter a representative of Mr. Rommel’s insurer called on Mrs. Gallagher and entered upon negotiations with her respecting settlement of her claim for injuries. Apparently an agreement to settle for $500 was reached, but that…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Thompson v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Spellens v. SpellensCalifornia Supreme Court · 1957
- Mertz v. MertzNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Haumschild v. Continental Casualty Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1959
- Brown v. GosserCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1953
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- Moses-Ecco Company, Inc. v. Roscoe-Ajax Corporation, Roscoe-Ajax Corporation v. Charles DetwilerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- Hackes v. HackesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
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