Legal Opinion
Faulkner v. Government Employees Insurance Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 30, 1992No. 92-CV-33PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
This appeal involves the application of the doctrine of res judicata to two temporally separated events. The first was an automobile accident that occurred on November 25, 1983, in which appellant was injured. He subsequently brought suit on his no-fault insurance policy against his insurer, appellee Government Employees Insurance Company (“GEICO”). The second was GEICO’s cancellation of appellant’s automobile policy on July 10, 1989, in alleged retaliation against appellant for bringing the litigation.
Following cancellation of his policy, appellant brought the…
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- Goldkind v. Snider Bros., Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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