Legal Opinion
Dixon v. AM General Corp.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 5, 1983No. 81-309, 81-482PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
On this purported appeal from an order of the trial court which dismissed appellants’ complaints, we consider whether, when civil actions have been consolidated by the trial court and the trial court enters an ordér which disposes of the claims of one or more but fewer than all of the parties, such an order is appealable in the absence of a Rule 54(b) certificate from the trial judge. We hold that, under such circumstances, consolidation pursuant to Super.Ct. Civ.R. 42(a) triggers the certification requirement of Rule 54(b) as a prerequisite to appeal in this court. Accordingly, we dismiss…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Pacific Intermountain Express, Inc. v. District Court of the Second Judicial DistrictWyoming Supreme Court · 1963
- Jones v. Den Norske Amerikalinje A/SCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Coppage v. Resolute Insur. Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1972
- Leach v. Citizens Bank of Md.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1973
- Griffith v. SandlerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1953
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Dyhouse v. BaylorDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Gissel v. Kenmare TownshipNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
- Peoples v. Warfield & Sanford, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Metropolitan Baptist Church, Inc. v. MinkoffDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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