Legal Opinion

Harris v. SEARS ROEBUCK AND CO.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided June 12, 1997No. 95-CV-1370PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MACK, Senior Judge:

Appellants seek reversal of the trial court’s order assessing costs for depositions, photocopying, motions, and expert witnesses against appellants. We remand the case for a recalculation of costs.

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On a Saturday afternoon in July 1991, Mrs. Tiwanda Harris and her three-year-old granddaughter were sitting in Harris’ car in the parking lot of the Sears Roebuck department store on Alabama Avenue, Southeast. Mrs. Harris had opened the car door and, as she was preparing to enter the store, a man brandishing a gun approached her and demanded money. The assailant shot Mrs. Harris…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Crawford Fitting Co. v. J. T. Gibbons, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. Farmer v. Arabian American Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Robinson v. Howard UniversityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. Ingber v. RossDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. Talley v. VarmaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  4. Nicola v. Washington Times Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
  5. Wallace v. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002

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