Legal Opinion
Hentz v. CBI-Fairmac Corp.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 3, 1982No. 79-1168PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MACK, Associate Judge:
In this appeal, we consider the narrow issue of whether a trial court properly may grant a party’s motion for a directed verdict based solely upon the opposing party’r opening statement. In the context of this case, we find the court could not do so and therefore reverse and remand for trial.
This appeal arises out of a small claims action and civil claim based on a long standing landlord-tenant relationship. Appellee CBI-Fairmac Corporation brought suit in the Small Claims and Conciliation Branch of Suj>erior Court for appellant’s failure to pay rent from November 1974…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Best v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Niosi v. AielloDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
- Firfer Et Ux. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- Cook v. Safeway Stores, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Hudson v. AshleyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Keranen v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- Bridges v. ClarkDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2013
- Jackson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Hentz v. CBI-Fairmac Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982