Legal Opinion
Emmco Insurance Company v. Brown
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 5, 1962No. 2874PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MYERS, Associate Judge.
This appeal is from a summary judgment against appellant, plaintiff below, on the ground that a judgment adverse to its insured in the District Court was res judicata of its pending suit in the Municipal Court.
Following an automobile collision involving appellee Brown and one Brat-ton, Bratton’s insurance company paid him under its insurance policy and thereafter brought suit in Municipal Court against Brown to recover this amount. Bratton filed suit subsequently in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against Brown to recover damages in excess…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Litchfield v. Goodnow's AdministratorSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Sodak Distributing Company v. WayneSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1958
- Yorkshire Ins. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- David v. NemerofskyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1945
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- Tribble v. AMERICAN MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. OF BOSTONDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Thornton v. Little Sisters of the PoorDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- Boston Insurance Co. v. EgglestonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1962