Legal Opinion

Malloy v. Safeway Stores, Inc.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided July 16, 1976No. 9770PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

YEAGLEY, Associate Judge:

This appeal arises upon the dismissal of appellant’s complaint for assault, battery and false imprisonment filed against Safeway Stores, Inc., a grocery chain, and a Safeway employee, Robert Sorrells. We affirm.

The incident giving rise to the complaint occurred on the premises of a Safeway grocery on November 10, 1973. The complaint was filed April 15, 1974. Appellant’s attorney delivered the appropriate papers to a special process server,1 Charles Utley. Utley filed two affidavits on April 22, 1974. In the first he stated that he had served appellee Sorrells on April…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Garces v. BradleyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
  2. Shakesnider v. RosenfeldDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958
  3. Steele v. General Baking Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1954
  4. Berch Ex Rel. Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. RosnerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957
  5. Akinyode v. HawkinsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Bulin v. SteinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995

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