Legal Opinion

Waldon v. Covington

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided May 27, 1980No. 12671PublishedCited by 167 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Associate Judge:

Appellant Chandra W. Waldon appeals the dismissal on August 22, 1977, of her complaints against appellees Ann Coving-ton, Eugene Wiggins, Julius Mack, Ronald Williams, Wendell Russell, and the District of Columbia Board of Higher Education (BHE), now the Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia, for libel and slander, breach of contract, tortious interference with contract, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and wrongful death. We affirm.

The record shows that Edgar F. Waldon had been a professor in the Department of

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2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Knierim v. IzzoIllinois Supreme Court · 1961
  2. State Rubbish Collectors Ass'n v. SiliznoffCalifornia Supreme Court · 1952
  3. Ross v. HartmanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
  4. Lamont v. HaigCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
  5. Ora Greene Hudson, Administratrix of the Estate of Garland Hudson, Deceased v. David Lazarus, Samuel Juster and Calvin JusterCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954

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3Cited by167 opinions

  1. Howard University v. BestDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. Buckley v. Trenton Saving Fund SocietySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1988
  3. Halberstam v. WelchCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
  4. Halberstam v. WelchCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
  5. Paul v. Howard UniversityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000

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