Legal Opinion
EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY v. Covington
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 20, 1974No. 7087PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge:
We review here the jury verdict in a suit for personal injuries and property damage sustained by Daryl A. Covington (plaintiff-appellee) in a collision which occurred on October 8, 1968. 1 The complaint was originally filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in 1969 but three years later was certified to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for trial. Tuesday, October 24, 1972 was ultimately set as the trial date. The Friday before trial counsel for plaintiff called defense counsel to request his consent to a continuance, the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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