Legal Opinion
Brenner v. Williams
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 19, 1963No. 3169PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
This is an appeal from an order vacating a default judgment.
Appellant brought suit for damages allegedly caused by appellee’s negligent performance of certain electrical work. The complaint was filed on December 19, 1961. Thereafter appellee moved that the nonresident appellant be required to post security for costs pursuant to Code 1961, § 11-1506, which motion was granted by the court on January 31, 1962.
Appellee, believing that the posting of such security was the “next step in the case,” filed no answer. As a result, on February 6, 1962, judgment by default was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hill v. HawesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Weilbacher v. J. H. Winchester & Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- Whitman v. NoelDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
- Harco, Inc. v. Greenville Steel and Foundry CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955
- Hankerson v. TillmanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. HillDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
- Meadis v. Atlantic Construction & Supply Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965
- Smith v. ReeseDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
- Colbert Refrigeration Co., Inc. v. EdwardsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Albertson v. Bray Wood Heel Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1943
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