Legal Opinion

Proctor v. Ward

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided August 29, 1951No. 1087PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOOD, Associate Judge.

This appeal is from an order dismissing a complaint. The complaint alleged that defendants had previously filed suit in the same court, against plaintiff, a lawyer, for services rendered for one of his clients; that service of-.process was not effected but plaintiff paid and defendants accepted the sum of $217.55 in settlement and defendants agreed to execute and deliver to plaintiff a praecipe withdrawing the suit; that defendants failed to withdraw the suit and- instead caused an alias summons to be issued. In addition to these basic facts there were allegations that…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Bartlett v. ChristhilfCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1888
  2. Italian Star Line, Inc. v. United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
  3. Swan v. Great Northern Railway Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1918
  4. Beadle v. FrielSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  5. McChesney v. MooreDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1951

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Goozh v. Capitol Souvenir Co., Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. Rosenthal v. J. Leo Kolb, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1953
  3. Morris v. ByrdDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957

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