Legal Opinion
Heffelfinger v. Gibson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 21, 1972No. 6018PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Judge.
Appellee Gibson, an orthopedic surgeon, recovered a judgment in the amount of $542.50 against appellant Heffelfinger, an attorney, in a suit based on an assignment agreement. Bringing the case here for review, appellant contends that the assignment made by his client, the patient, created no liability on his part, despite his sepa rate promise therein, and that in any event appellee’s right to recovery was barred by limitations.
The facts in brief are these. Elizabeth Strassburger suffered injuries as the result of an automobile accident in Maryland in 1962 for which she received…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- William J. Emmett, Administrator of the Estate of Joseph N. Emmett v. Eastern Dispensary and Casualty HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- N. Litterio & Company, Inc. v. Glassman Construction Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- Russell Morton Brown v. Edward Oliver Lamb and Dispatch, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Grass v. EikerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
- Yarbro v. Neil B. McGinnis Equipment Co.Arizona Supreme Court · 1966
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Spellman v. American Security Bank, N.A.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Partnership Placements, Inc. v. Landmark InsuranceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
- Travelers Insurance Co. v. HadenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Griffith v. ButlerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Conyers v. LeeColorado Court of Appeals · 1973
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