Legal Opinion
Lombard v. Welch
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 23, 1954No. 1468PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from an order vacating a default judgment entered in a contract action. 1
We first consider appellee’s contention that the appeal should be dismissed as not timely filed. The default judgment was vacated December 18, 1953. A motion for rehearing was filed December 22, 1953, and denied January 11, 1954. Notice of appeal was filed January 21, within 10 days of the disposition of the motion for rehearing. Under our Rule 27 (d) the time for taking an appeal did not begin to run until the motion for rehearing was denied, and therefore, notice of appeal was…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hill v. HawesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Blacker v. RodDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
- De Foe v. National Capital Bank of WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
- Washington v. SterlingDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
3Cited by3 opinions
- Harco, Inc. v. Greenville Steel and Foundry CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955
- Franklin Investment Co. v. BoydDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
- Firemen's Insurance v. BoswellDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1954