Legal Opinion
Richard Henry Mills v. Irvin M. Levine
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 8, 1956No. 12735PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
The case is one for malicious prosecution. Appellant secured a judgment in the Municipal Court for $7,500 plus interest and costs, which was reversed by the Municipal Court of Appeals on the ground that the damages awarded were excessive. 114 A.2d 546.
We think the reversal was error to the extent that the judgment of the Municipal Court was based on the verdict of the jury for compensatory damages in the sum of $5,000. In so deciding we do not find it necessary to consider the contention of the appellant that the Seventh Amendment to the Constitution of the United States barred the Municipal…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Neese v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Chesapeake & Potomac Tel. Co. v. ClayCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
- Orren Hulett v. Emmitt L. BrinsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Levine v. MillsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955
- Woodward v. RaglandCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1895
3Cited by10 opinions
- Sidney J. Brown v. James R. Coates, Marion E. Coates, and Margaret E. BrownCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- Town of Jackson v. ShawWyoming Supreme Court · 1977
- Weisman v. MiddletonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Carl M. Freeman Associates, Inc. v. MurrayCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1973
- Wanis v. ZwennesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
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