Legal Opinion
Webster v. Clodfelter
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 30, 1942No. 7999PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUTLEDGE, Associate Justice.
The action is for wrongful death. The appeal is from a judgment for defendant rendered upon his motion for judgment on the pleadings. From them it affirmatively appears the suit was not begun within one year after the death on account of which it was brought. Accordingly, the court found it was barred by Section 2, Title 21, D. C.Code (1929), and dismissed the complaint with prejudice.
In granting the motion the court filed a memorandum opinion, which carefully set forth the issues and the grounds for its decision. We have considered the record, the briefs and the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Claim of Zirpola v. T. & E. Casselman, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1924
- Phoenix Indemnity Co. v. Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1929
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Graham & Norton Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Chapman v. Griffith-Consumers Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Graham & Norton Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1930
3Cited by11 opinions
- William J. Emmett, Administrator of the Estate of Joseph N. Emmett v. Eastern Dispensary and Casualty HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Young v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Lockwood Greene Engineers, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1962
- Ciarrocchi v. James Kane Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1953
- California Casualty Indemnity Exchange v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1947
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