Legal Opinion
Gaddis v. Hongell
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 6, 1955No. 1665PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.
This was an automobile collision damage suit which was filed in the small claims branch of the Municipal Court. The trial judge denied recovery to plaintiffs and awarded judgment to defendant on his counterclaim. Plaintiffs filed in this court an application for appeal. This we granted .because it seemed that certain rights of the plaintiffs had not been respected.
An attorney filed the suit and. appeared with plaintiff Gaddis when the cáse was called for trial. The-record shows that at the start of the trial the judge took charge of the direct examination of Gaddis,…
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- Thompson v. Atlantic Building CorporationDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1954
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