Legal Opinion
Ace Freight Forwarding Co. v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 17, 1964No. 3437-3438PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MYERS, Associate Judge:
On December 13, 1961, Ace Freight Forwarding Company, Inc., filed suit against The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company to recover for seven shipments of used household goods allegedly lost or damaged by the carrier in transit. When B. & O. took no steps to defend for over thirty days, Ace obtained, on January 18, 1962, a judgment by default for $1,109.76, the full amount claimed as damages. About thirteen months later, on March 18, 1963, B. & O. moved to vacate the default judgment and filed a verified answer embodying a defense, as required by GS Rule 39, Section C(c),…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- New York Life Ins. Co. v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- Wright v. Capital Transit Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
- Hemminger v. ScottDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955
- Brewer v. DrainDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963
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3Cited by3 opinions
- United States v. Samuel BerkowitzCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
- Ed Miniat, Inc. v. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- State v. WhittWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1990