Legal Opinion
Montgomery v. Jimmy's Tire & Auto Center, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 29, 1989No. 87-1365PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
The issue in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in imposing sanctions under Superior Court Rule 11 on appellant George Montgomery. Mr. Montgomery, an attorney, represented American Fleet Service, Inc. (AFS), Daniel Smith, the president of AFS, and Albert Smith, Daniel’s son and an AFS employee, in a breach of contract action. Because we are unable to discern from the record whether or how the trial court exercised its considerable discretion, we remand the case for a hearing. We direct the court, on remand, to make findings of fact which support the conclusion…
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