Legal Opinion

Hall v. Cafritz

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided June 6, 1979No. 13094PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WEISBERG, Associate Judge:

This is an appeal from an order dismissing appellant’s complaint on the ground that her suit was barred by the statute of limitations. An understanding of the issues on appeal requires a fairly detailed statement of pertinent facts.

On March 6,1974, appellant was allegedly assaulted in a building located at 1530 16th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. On Friday, March 4,1977, three days before the expiration of the applicable three-year statute of limitations, 1 counsel for appellant filed a complaint naming as defendants “Morris Cafritz, Trustee,” who plaintiff believed…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. California Bankers Assn. v. ShultzSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. United States v. Lawrence T. Day. United States of America v. Eric J. SheffeyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
  3. Kavanagh v. NobleSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  4. Salvatore J. Sylvestri v. The Warner & Swasey Co., Inc., Salvatore J. Sylvestri v. Comad, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
  5. Reynolds v. NeedleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Varela v. Hi-Lo Powered Stirrups, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. Hall v. Ford Enterprises, Ltd.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. Kuhn v. CisselDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  4. Varela v. Hi-Lo Powered Stirrups, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. Kuhn v. CisselDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979

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