Legal Opinion
Joeckel v. Disabled American Veterans
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 21, 2002No. 99-CV-1212, 99-CV-910PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge:
Charles Joeckel, Jr. appeals from an order of the Superior Court which granted summary judgment against him and in favor of Disabled American Veterans (DAV) on Joeckel’s complaint which alleged that DAV had “unlawfully, willfully, maliciously and without probable cause” brought a civil action against him in the state of Kentucky. Because Joeckel has not alleged that he has suffered the “special injury” required under the current state of our law to maintain such a suit, we affirm. 1
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FACTUAL SUMMARY
Appellant served as National Adjutant of DAV from 1988 to 1993, having…
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