Legal Opinion
Marshall v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 18, 1978No. 12193PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
This is a false arrest and battery case. Plaintiff-appellant Melvin A. Marshall maintains, first, that the trial court’s entry of judgment for defendant-appellee District of Columbia (District) at the close of plaintiff’s case was erroneous because it was not supported by the evidence. He also contends that the trial court’s grant of defendant’s request to withdraw answers to admissions was erroneous because the District did not demonstrate good cause for withdrawal. We agree that the evidence of record at the close of plaintiff’s case did not justify entry of judgment…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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3Cited by109 opinions
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