Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc. v. Smith
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
MACK, Associate Judge:
Appellant, Montgomery Ward and Company Inc. (Montgomery Ward) asks us to rule that the trial court erred when it dismissed its case without prejudice, sua sponte, for failure to prove its claim. Because appellant has not presented us with a substantial question for review we dismiss this appeal pursuant to D.C.App.R. 42(c). 1
Montgomery Ward sued appellee Emma Smith and her husband for the outstanding balance due on her charge account. On the day of trial, scheduled before the court without a jury, appellee appeared pro se; her husband was not present. As a preliminary…
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