Legal Opinion

Abell v. Laihsing Wang

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided May 29, 1997No. 96-CV-412PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FERREN, Associate Judge:

Plaintiff-appellant, Vincent L. Abell, appeals from the trial court’s order granting summary judgment to defendants-appellees, Laihsing Wang and Helen Young, whose row house next door to Abell’s allegedly had structural defects that caused damage to Abell’s house. The court entered the order because there was nothing left of Abell’s case. Previous rulings — sanctions for failure to comply with the court’s scheduling order— had granted Wang’s and Young’s joint motion to strike Abell’s Rule 34 request for his experts to inspect defendants’ property, and had denied…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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  5. Weiner v. KnellerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989

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3Cited by30 opinions

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