Legal Opinion
Washington Welfare Ass'n, Inc. v. Wheeler
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 12, 1985No. 82-1435PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
Appellee sued appellants, Washington Welfare Association, Inc., a non-profit corporation doing business as Southeast Neighborhood House, and its executive director, Laplois Ashford, for breach of contract, tortious discharge, and libel and slander. The trial court instructed the jury that they should not consider the tortious discharge claim if they found for appellee on the breach of contract count. 1 The jury later returned a verdict of $26,000 against appellants for breach of contract and found for appellants on the libel and slander count. Appellants appeal from…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Lewis v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Littell v. Evening Star Newspaper Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
- Sullivan v. Heritage FoundationDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- District of Columbia v. JonesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Hodge v. Evans Financial Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by32 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Yesudian v. Howard UniversityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
- Paul v. Howard UniversityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- Willoughby v. Potomac Electric Power Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
- Kerrigan v. Britches of Georgetowne, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
- Dunaway v. International Brotherhood of TeamstersCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
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