Legal Opinion
Colbert Refrigeration Co., Inc. v. Edwards
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 8, 1976No. 9267PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YEAGLEY, Associate Judge.
The principal question raised by this appeal is whether the motions division of the trial court had authority to reinstate appel-lee’s action for wrongful death after it had been dismissed with prejudice eight months earlier. We conclude it did not and reverse.
Appellee filed her complaint for the wrongful death of her husband in October 1972. When the case came up for trial on February 6, 1974, her counsel announced he was not prepared to go to trial and moved for a continuance. The court interrogated counsel at some length concerning the reasons for his request.…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Phillips v. NegleySupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Rinieri v. News Syndicate Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- The Elmo Division of Drive-X Company, Inc. v. Paul Rand Dixon, the Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- Hand v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by8 opinions
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