Legal Opinion
Nelson v. Allstate Insurance
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 18, 2000No. 97-CV-1805PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
This appeal arises from a breach of contract action filed by Joseph Nelson against Allstate Insurance Company. Nelson contends that the trial court erred in permitting Allstate to raise a new defense on the morning of trial, contrary to the terms of the pretrial order, and in granting Allstate’s post-verdict motion to amend the judgment. Finding no abuse of discretion and no legal error, we affirm.
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On November 24,1994, Nelson was driving an ambulance owned by the District of Columbia when it was struck by a car driven by an uninsured motorist named John Henry Lewis.…
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