Legal Opinion

National Hospital Service Soc., Inc. v. Jordan

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided May 28, 1942No. 8018PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDGERTON, Associate Justice.

The District Court dismissed appellant’s complaint for a mandatory injunction requiring appellee, the Superintendent of Insurance of the District of Columbia, to renew appellant’s permit to do an insurance' business as a fraternal beneficial association. The court found that appellant was not qualified under the statute.1 Appellant does not question that finding, but contends that appellee is estopped to refuse to renew the permit. This argument rests on the proposition that the persons now in control of appellant have invested their time and money in reliance on…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States Ex Rel. Greathouse v. DernSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  2. Awotin v. Atlas Exchange Nat. Bank of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  3. District of Columbia v. CahillCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1931
  4. Berry v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1908
  5. Weeks v. HeurichCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1913

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Wieck v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
  2. Coffin v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
  3. John D. Neumann Properties, Inc. v. District of Columbia, Board of Appeals & ReviewDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
  4. Robinson v. SmithDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
  5. District of Columbia v. StewartDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971

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