Legal Opinion
Sonneville v. Stedef, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 23, 1982No. 81-949PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
This civil appeal, sounding in tort, comes before us in a somewhat unusual posture. Appellant seeks review of two orders of the trial court filed on June 17,1981. The first order denied appellant the right to file an amended complaint on the ground that it averred substantially the same allegations as the original complaint filed more than a year earlier; the second order dismissed the original complaint on two grounds: 1) insufficient facts upon which liability could be predicated as a matter of law and 2) forum non conveniens. In this court appellant briefs only the procedural issue —…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Roger O. La Batt and Robert Cook v. John J. Twomey, Rudolph L. Lucien v. Peter B. Bensinger and John J. Twomey, Holice P. Black v. John J. TwomeyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Carr v. Bio-Medical Applications of Washington, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Anthony F. McDonald v. Frank A. HallCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Ambassador Concessions, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Wilson v. WilsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001