Legal Opinion

Abbott v. District of Columbia

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided September 18, 1959No. 2407PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOOD, Associate Judge.

Appellant was convicted of operating a motor vehicle during a period for which his operator’s permit had been revoked. His chief contention on this appeal is that his permit had been invalidly revoked.

From the evidence it appears that on May 27, 1958, appellant was served with notice of revocation of his permit because of accumulation of points under the Point System. 1 Within the time allowed he filed application for hearing. The record is confusing as to what followed. Attempts were made to notify appellant of a hearing date, but it is apparent that no hearing was had,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. UngarSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  2. Ritch v. Director of Vehicles & Traffic of D. of C.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
  3. Chappelle v. Board of Commissioners of Dist. of Col.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Franklin v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
  2. State v. PutnamSupreme Court of Vermont · 1979
  3. State v. ColeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Foster v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. Osborne v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2017

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