Legal Opinion

Decker v. Dreisen-Freedman, Inc.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided July 25, 1958No. 2145PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOOD, Associate Judge.

Appellants instituted this suit against appellees seeking compensatory and punitive damages for alleged acts of trespass to realty. At the close of appellants’ evidence the court directed a verdict in favor of both corporate defendants, and after all the evidence directed a verdict for the individual defendant Snyder. Appellants then moved for a new trial as to all parties and the court granted the motion as to Snyder and denied it as to the corporations. We dismissed an appeal as being premature when appellants sought review of the judgment in favor of the corporations…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Decker v. Dreisen-Freedman, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956

3Cited by3 opinions

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  2. Council on American-Islamic Relations Action Network, Inc. v. GaubatzDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
  3. Council on American-Islamic Relations Action Network, Inc. v. GaubatzDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011

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