Legal Opinion
Dew v. Simon
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 20, 1953No. 1316PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.
The question is whether the trial court ruled correctly in refusing to allow attorney’s fees under a bond filed for the protection of a nonresident motorist who was brought into this jurisdiction to defend an automobile collision claim under Code 1951, § 40-403.
Plaintiff Simon effected service of process on defendant, Dew, a Maryland resident, through the Director of Vehicles and Traffic, as authorized by the Code section just cited. Also as required by that section Simon posted an undertaking, binding himself “to reimburse the defendant Charlie Dew on the failure of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Wuchter v. PizzuttiSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Simon v. DewDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
- Tyler v. DixsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1948
3Cited by4 opinions
- Federal Deposit Insurance v. BenderCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
- Foster v. FosterCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Godfrey P. Schmidt v. Lawrence T. SmithCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- Godfrey P. Schmidt v. Lawrence T. SmithCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965