Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Greene
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 21, 1988No. 84-419, 84-607PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Associate Judge:
The District of Columbia challenges an order entering a default on liability as a sanction under Superior Court Civil Rule 37 for its failure to respond promptly to interrogatories in a tort action filed against the District by Nathaniel Greene. The District seeks reversal of the judgment in the amount of $43,600 entered after a jury trial on the issue of damages conducted pursuant to the default or, in the alternative, a reduction in the damages awarded. In his cross-appeal, Greene asserts that the trial court erred in denying his motion for attorney’s fees under 42…
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