Legal Opinion
Himmelfarb v. Greenspoon
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 7, 1980No. 13722PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge:
This case is before us for the second time. 1 In this appeal, appellant Himmel- farb challenges (1) the trial court’s dismissal of paragraph 8A of his complaint for failure to comply with the court’s discovery orders 2 and (2) the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of appellees as to the remainder of the complaint. We affirm.
The case has a long history, only a small part of which is relevant to the instant appeal. Mr. Paul Himmelfarb, appellant’s father, died on January 16,1968, leaving an estate valued at approximately $1.7 million. His will, as amended…
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- National Hockey League v. Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Nader v. De ToledanoDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
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3Cited by32 opinions
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