Legal Opinion

A & C Adjusters, Inc. v. Bragg

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided December 22, 1964No. 3576PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

QUINN, Associate Judge.

The question presented by this appeal is whether the conduct of the trial judge deprived appellant of a fair trial in a non-jury case.

Appellant brought suit under a conditional sales contract for a balance due of $822.04. Appellee answered and when the case came on for trial she appeared without counsel. Appellant’s attorney invited the court’s attention to the answer which contained the name and address of appellee’s counsel, but appellee explained that the trial date notice had been sent directly to her. The court ruled that since the attorney had not signed the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Burton S. Knapp v. John P. KinseyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1956
  2. Brown v. WalterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
  3. Rosenfield v. VosperCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1941
  4. Gaddis v. HongellDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955
  5. Moore v. MooreDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Epps v. EppsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983

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