Legal Opinion

Graves v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided May 20, 1959No. 2313PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROVER, Chief Judge.

Appellant, having secured a judgment against one Ledbetter, issued a garnishment against the appellee insurance company. The latter answered denying any indebtedness to Ledbetter. More than eleven months later, appellant traversed the answer to the garnishment and after a hearing, judgment was entered for the insurance company pursuant to Rule 69(e) of the Municipal Court Civil Rules. No appeal was taken, but eleven days thereafter, appellant filed a motion “to alter or in the alternative to set aside the judgment.” The motion was denied after a hearing before a judge other…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Safeway Stores, Inc. v. CoeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
  2. McGuire v. DrewCalifornia Supreme Court · 1890
  3. Sobel v. DiatzCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
  4. United Retail Cleaners & Tailors Ass'n v. DenahanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1945
  5. Diatz v. Washington Technical School, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Wallace v. Warehouse Employees Union No. 730District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. Ali Baba Co., Inc. v. Wilco, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. Lynch v. Meridian Hill Studio Apts., Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
  4. Coleman v. Lee Washington Hauling Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
  5. Forgotson v. SheaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985

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