Legal Opinion
Davis v. Boyle Bros.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 18, 1950No. 908PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAGETT, Associate Judge.
This is an appeal in an action for abuse of civil process wherein summary judgment was granted in favor of defendant.
The case was originally filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. After denying defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint (urged on grounds not stated in the papers before us) that court under its statutory authority 1 transferred the case to the Municipal Court “for trial thereof, without prejudice.” The Municipal Court, after considering the complaint and conflicting affidavits of plaintiff and defendant, granted, with…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Melvin v. PenceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Soffos v. EatonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- Peckham v. Union Finance Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1931
- Marks v. Frigidaire Sales Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1931
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- Ammerman v. NewmanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
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