Legal Opinion
Burns v. Bell
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 9, 1979No. 13662PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Associate Judge:
The trial court granted appellee’s motion to dismiss concluding that the statute of limitations had run before this action was instituted. Appellant seeks reversal on the ground that there is a genuine issue of material fact as to whether, through the exercise of due diligence, she discovered or should have discovered her injury áfter January 1974. Because of the existence of this question of fact, appellant contends that the trial court committed error when it decided this question summarily without sending this issue to the jury. We agree and, therefore, we reverse.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Weaver v. WittTexas Supreme Court · 1977
- Waldman v. RohrbaughCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1966
- Wyler v. TripiOhio Supreme Court · 1971
- Maytrude Jones, Administratrix of Estate of Alexander L. Jones, Dec., Maytrude Jones v. Rogers Memorial HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Hawks v. DeHartSupreme Court of Virginia · 1966
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3Cited by73 opinions
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