Legal Opinion

Ohio Valley Construction Co., Inc. v. Dew

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided March 16, 1976No. 8666PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KERN, Associate Judge:

This appeal arises out of a multi-vehicle accident occurring on a ramp leading to the Southwest Freeway on November 5, 1969, which has since then produced three separate trials, including one mistrial. Two issues are presented for our determination: (1) whether the judge who presided over the first trial acted properly in vacating, some 16 months later, the judgment rendered there and (2) whether the judge who presided over the third trial properly admitted into evidence during its course certain testimony by an expert witness on behalf of appellee concerning visibility,…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Salen v. United States Lines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Vincent E. Jenkins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
  3. Spring Co. v. EdgarSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
  4. Jones v. HuntDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
  5. Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. HillDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. District of Columbia v. WhiteDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. District of Columbia v. DavisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
  3. Hughes v. PenderDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
  4. Starling v. Jephunneh Lawrence & AssociatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. Pyne v. Jamaica Nutrition Holdings Ltd.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985

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