Legal Opinion
Robinson v. Howard University
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 26, 1983No. 81-1450PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERN, Associate Judge:
Appellant Dorothy L. Robinson, personal representative for the estate of Rosa L. Walls, challenges the propriety of the trial court’s assessment of certain costs against her following two and one-half days of trial which ended in a mistrial.
In April 1979, appellant filed this action in behalf of the Walls estate and was granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis by an order of the court waiving payment by her of “all court costs” and relieving her from “prepayment of witness fees.” (Record at 25.) That order also stated that appellant would be required to pay “all…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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