Legal Opinion
Paton v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 11, 1962No. 2955PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MYERS, Associate Judge.
This is an appeal by a husband and wife, owners of real property in the District of Columbia, from dismissal of their complaint to cancel a special assessment by the ap-pellee municipality for certain paving improvements to the sidewalks and an alley adjacent to their property. 1
We think that the case was properly dismissed, but not on the grounds apparently adopted by the trial court. 2 An appellate court may affirm for different reasons. 3 From an examination of the record, we find that there was no jurisdiction to entertain the cause of action under the equity powers…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Jones v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
- Whitman v. NoelDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
- Laughlin v. CummingsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- Laughlin v. EicherCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Johnson v. RudolphCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1926
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Manual De J. Gomez v. Jerry v. Wilson, Chief of PoliceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Arlo Tatum, Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors v. Melvin R. Laird, Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Franklin Investment Co. v. HomburgDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
- Mannan v. District of Columbia Board of MedicineDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- In Re Estate of DapolitoDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
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