Legal Opinion
Estate of Chappelle v. Sanders
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 17, 1982No. 81-161PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MACK, Associate Judge:
Appellant, administratrix of the estate of decedent Nan Chappelle, appeals from an order of the trial court granting appellees’ motion for summary judgment on statute of limitations grounds, arguing that appel-lees’ concealment of their identities should have tolled the running of limitations periods. We disagree and affirm the order of the trial court.
Appellant’s complaint alleged that on or about June 17, 1976 appellee Theophilus Sanders, Jr., while driving Retta Sanders’ car, collided with a vehicle in which the decedent rode as a passenger, causing injuries which…
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