Legal Opinion

Jones v. Government Employees Insurance

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided March 12, 1993No. 91-CV-1061PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KING, Associate Judge:

Appellant, plaintiff below, appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment for appellee. The trial court dismissed appellant’s suit on the ground that appellant’s claim was barred by the three-year statute of limitations because appellant had “failed to show any affirmative inducement by defendant that caused plaintiff to delay in bringing the action.” 1 Appellant concedes that the statute of limitations had expired, but urges this court to hold that appellee’s reconsideration of his personal injury claim tolled the statute of limitations and es-topped appellee from…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Bailey v. GreenbergDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Hornblower v. George Washington UniversityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1908
  3. Maddox v. BanoDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. Grass v. EikerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
  5. Zitelman v. Metropolitan Insurance AgencyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Medhin v. HailuDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2011
  2. Partnership Placements, Inc. v. Landmark InsuranceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
  3. Peart v. Latham and Watkins LLPDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013
  4. Barot v. Embassy of the Republic of ZambiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017
  5. Coates v. Edgewood Management Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 2017

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