Legal Opinion
Stockard v. Moss
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 4, 1997No. 94-CV-143PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*563STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
This appeal represents yet another chapter in an action which has been within this court system in excess of fifteen years. In March of 1982, appellant Bessie Stockard initiated the instant suit for, inter alia, the tort of slander against the District of Columbia, the Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia (“UDC”) and Orby Z. Moss, Stockard’s immediate supervisor. The alleged slander arose from oral accusations made by Moss that Stockard had misappropriated funds during her tenure as head coach of UDC’s women’s basketball team. A jury…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Cobb v. Standard Drug Co., Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Moss v. StockardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
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3Cited by62 opinions
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