Legal Opinion

Brown v. Randle & Garvin, Inc.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided March 8, 1943No. 53PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAYTON, Associate Judge.

Appellee, District of Columbia, has moved to dismiss the appeal and we heard argument on the motion in order to determine whether we had jurisdiction.

Five suits were filed by different plaintiffs against Randle & Garvin, Inc., and the District of Columbia, claiming damages for improper sewer repairs. The claims ranged from $652.50 to- $1,190.51. The five cases were consolidated by consent. Included in each claim was an item for “annoyance, inconvenience and mental suffering, $500”. In each case defendant, District of Columbia, moved to strike this last item from the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Forgay v. ConradSupreme Court of the United States · 1848
  2. Southland Industries, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
  3. United States v. MattinglyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1922
  4. Marks v. Frigidaire Sales Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1931
  5. Fidelity Storage Co. v. JaquesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1932

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Franco v. National Capital Revitalization Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
  2. Whitman v. NoelDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
  3. Yeager v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
  4. McNeill v. JamisonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955
  5. Goldberg v. RoumelDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1944

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