Legal Opinion
Nolan v. Allstate Home Equipment Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 20, 1959No. 2283PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVER, Chief Judge.
Captioning the complaint first, as a suit for wrongful legal action, and later, in its amended form, as one for malicious use of process, appellant sued Allstate Plome Equipment Company. An order dismissing the complaint for failure to state a cause of action is before us for review in this appeal.
The allegations of appellant’s amended complaint state that on February 28, 1958, Allstate filed suit against appellant and his former wife for the balance due on merchandise she had purchased. Appellant alleged that he was not a party to the contract of sale and had been divorced…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by17 opinions
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