Legal Opinion
Phipher v. Odell
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 21, 1996No. 94-CV-430PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALLAGHER, Senior Judge:
This is an appeal from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of ap-pellee, Dorothy Odell. The Piphers (appellants) argue that neither res judicata nor collateral estoppel precludes their claims against appellee, and thus the trial court erred in granting summary judgment. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
On April 2, 1993, the Piphers filed a complaint against Odell, a real estate agent, and Haig Ellian, the Piphers’ attorney, alleging misrepresentation, deceit and negligence regarding the sale of property to the Pi-phers. On July 23, 1993, Ellian…
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