Legal Opinion
Bell v. Jones
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 14, 1987No. 84-1755, 85-23PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Robert A. Bell, an architect, and Robert Bell Associates, Inc., a corporation formed to purchase certain property in Georgetown and to construct eight town houses on that property, filed this negligence action against Raymond M. Jones, a registered professional engineer who does business as a surveyor in the District of Columbia under the name of R.M. Jones & Associates, Consulting Engineers. Bell 1 alleged that Jones prepared a “plat of survey” which erroneously represented the location of property lines and corner angles. Bell relied on this survey to draw…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Rozny v. MarnulIllinois Supreme Court · 1969
- Morrison v. MacNamaraDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Edmund J. Flynn Co. v. LaVayDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Meek v. ShepardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Psychiatric Institute of Washington v. AllenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Toy v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
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- Mid-Western Electric, Inc. v. DeWild Grant Reckert & Associates Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1993
- Women Prisoners of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1994
- Harbor Insurance Company v. Schnabel Foundation Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
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