Legal Opinion
Dimond v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 30, 1986No. Nos. 85-5119 to 85-5121PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.
WALD, Circuit Judge:
This appeal emanates from a series of constitutional challenges brought by plaintiffs Eileen Dimond, Lisa van Susteren, Henry T. Brent and Thomas Harley to the District of Columbia Compulsory/No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act of 1982. See D.C. Code Ann. §§ 35-2101 to 35-2113 (1985 Supp.). The District Court granted summary judgment for the District of Columbia on most of these challenges but sustained plaintiff Harley’s challenge to a provision which restricts an automobile accident victim’s right to bring a tort suit to…
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