Legal Opinion
Coates v. Ellis
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 20, 1948No. 643PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.. These parties were involved in an automobile collision in the District of Columbia. Claiming personal injuries as a result thereof Lorena Ellis (defendant in 'this case) sued Walter Coates (plaintiff herein) for $20,000 damages for personal injuries in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. In said action she was joined as plaintiff by her husband who claimed $5,000 for medical expenses and property damage. Their suit was filed on March 4, 1948.
Before service of process was completed in that case Walter Co-ates filed this suit against Mrs. Ellis…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Crosley Corporation v. Hazeltine CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1941
- Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Corp. v. United States Industrial Chemicals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1944
- Breedlove v. SuttlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Bradley v. Triplex Shoe Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
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