Legal Opinion
Hentz v. CBI-Fairmac Corp.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 3, 1982No. 79-1168Published
1Opinion of the Court
445 A.2d 1004 (1982)
Dorothy Janell HENTZ, Appellant,
v.
CBI-FAIRMAC CORP., et al., Appellees.
No. 79-1168.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
Submitted March 31, 1982.
Decided June 3, 1982.
Dorothy J. Hentz, pro se.
No brief was filed for appellees.
Before MACK and PRYOR, Associate Judges, and PAIR, Associate Judge, Retired.
MACK, Associate Judge:
In this appeal, we consider the narrow issue of whether a trial court properly may grant a party's motion for a directed verdict based solely upon the opposing party's opening statement. In the context of this case, we find the court could not do so and…
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- Cook v. Safeway Stores, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Hudson v. AshleyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
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