Legal Opinion
Sanders v. Wright
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 9, 1994No. 92-CV-307, 92-CV-440PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Associate Judge:
Appellant, plaintiff in the trial court, appeals the reduction of the damages awarded to him by a jury in this negligence action. Appellee Wright cross-appeals the denial of his motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Since we conclude that the trial court erred in denying appellee’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict we do not reach appellant’s claim with respect to the damages award.
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During the late evening on February 11, 1988, Wright was driving his automobile southbound on Interstate 295 in Southeast Washington. Appellant was a passenger in a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- McCoy v. Quadrangle Development Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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