Legal Opinion
Yates v. District Credit Clothing, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 13, 1968No. 4156PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MYERS, Associate Judge.
Appellant here challenges the grant of a summary judgment in favor of appellee in a suit filed by appellant wherein he sought damages resulting from the garnishment of his wages.
On June 21, 1962, District Credit Clothing, Inc., appellee, filed a “Statement of Claim” against one Clarence E. Yates, Sr., to recover a balance of $75.98 allegedly due and owing for merchandise purchased. After service was obtained on the named defendant, he appeared in person in the Small Claims and Conciliation Branch of the trial court and confessed judgment for the amount of the claim…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Sartor v. Arkansas Natural Gas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Dewey v. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Sprague v. VogtCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1945
- Chambers and Company, a Partnership Composed of J. J. Chambers and J. J. Chambers, Jr. v. The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Samuel Blanken & Co., Inc. v. Shannon & Luchs CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Nader v. De ToledanoDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Burch v. Amsterdam CorporationDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Willis v. CheekDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Moseley v. Second New St. Paul Baptist ChurchDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Dent v. May Department Stores Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
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