Legal Opinion
Obelisk Corp. v. Riggs Nat. Bank of Washington, DC
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 21, 1995No. 94-CV-1391PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
A jury awarded appellant, Obelisk Corporation, $100,000 plus interest and statutory costs in a breach of contract dispute with appellee, The Riggs National Bank. Liability is not at issue in this appeal, which is limited to Obelisk’s claim, as prevailing party, that the trial court’s allowance of damages was too low. Specifically, Obelisk appeals the trial court’s rulings that: (1) granted Riggs’ motion for a partial directed verdict on Obelisk’s claim for damages based on lost future earnings; (2) excluded certain evidence tending to prove Obelisk’s lost future…
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