Legal Opinion
Cohen v. Holmes
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 29, 1954No. 1504PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
Appellant brought an action for breach of contract and after trial without a jury the court on March 12 made a finding in appellant’s favor for $1. No morion for new trial was filed and judgment on the finding was entered on March 25. Under Civil Rule 59(b) of the trial court a motion for new trial must be filed not later than four days after the entry of the finding. In the absence of such motion Rule 58 provides that judgment, unless otherwise directed, shall be entered on the fifth day. There is no explanation in the record for the delay in entry of judgment, but,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Kline v. MurrayMontana Supreme Court · 1927
- Rice v. SimmonsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
- Miltenberg & Samton, Inc. v. FalkinghamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1948
- S. J. Peabody Lumber Co. v. NorthamIndiana Court of Appeals · 1933
3Cited by9 opinions
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- Public Service Co. of NM v. First Judicial Dist. CourtNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1959
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