Legal Opinion
Makanju v. Saunders
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 9, 1987No. 85-1722PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant Taiwo Makanju appeals from an order of the trial court dismissing his suit against appellee Jan Saunders with prejudice. We affirm.
Appellant is a taxicab driver, who owns his own cab. On January 1, 1985, his cab collided with a car owned by appellee. Appellant filed suit for $15,000, claiming medical expenses of $922.50 and lost wages totalling $2,000.
Appellee answered and then moved to dismiss the suit. Appellee argued that appellant was barred from bringing an action under the provisions of the D.C. No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act, D.C.Code § 35-2101, et seq. (1985 Supp.),…
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