Legal Opinion
Bair v. Bryant
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 8, 1953No. 1313PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge. -
Appellant Bair sued appellee Bryant in the Municipal Court for damages resulting from a collision between the automobiles of Bair and Bryant. Bryant moved “to strike” the complaint on the ground that both he and Bair had been made parties to an action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia arising out of the same occurrence and “a multiplicity of suits is created by this action.” The court, treating the motion as one to dismiss, granted it and this appeal followed, .
The record does not disclose whether any evidence was taken at the hearing on…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Kline v. Burke Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- George's Radio, Inc. v. Capital Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Hoosier Cas. Co. of Indianapolis, Ind. v. FoxDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1952
- Knell v. FeltmanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
- Simodejka v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Long v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Shehyn v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Grothe Ex Rel. Grothe v. ShafferSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
- Paul v. BierDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Glenn L. Martin Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1958
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