Legal Opinion
Matthews v. Automated Business Systems & Services, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 24, 1989No. 87-529PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Appellant Matthews filed a four-count complaint in the Superior Court against appellees Automated Business Systems & Services, Inc. (ABSS), and its president and chief executive officer, Theodore Howard, alleging unlawful employment discrimination in violation of the District of Columbia Human Rights Act,1 breach of contract, wrongful discharge, and interference with contractual relations. The trial court, on appellees’ motion, dismissed one count of the complaint for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction 2 and the other three counts on the ground of forum non…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Land v. DollarSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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- Foley Bros., Inc. v. FilardoSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Anand Prakash v. American UniversityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
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