Legal Opinion
Granville v. Hunt
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 17, 1989No. 88-1073, 88-1074PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
This case involves a dismissal with prejudice under Super.Ct.Civ.R. 41(b) 1 for failure to prosecute two actions brought by appellant. Since we find that the trial court did not properly exercise its discretion with respect to its dismissal of appellant’s constructive trust claim, we reverse the dismissal as to that case. We affirm the dismissal with respect to appellant’s assault action.
In LaPrade v. Lehman, 490 A.2d 1151 (D.C.1985), we reviewed the controlling legal principles governing Rule 41(b) dismissals with prejudice:
We may not, in any case, uphold a…
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