Legal Opinion
Soroka v. Beloff
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 6, 1950No. Civ. No. 694-49PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLTZOFF, District Judge.
The question presented is whether a right of action for slander survives; the defendant’s death. In this suit for slander the defendant’s attorneys have filed a motion suggesting his death subsequently to the commencement of the action and requesting dismissal of the action on the ground that it has abated.
Prior to June 19, 1948, rights of action for personal injuries, libel or slander, did not survive the death of either the plaintiff or the defendant. This principle was embodied in Section 235 of the 1901 Code of the District of Columbia, D.C.Code 1940, Title 12,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Church of the Holy Trinity v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- United States v. KirbySupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Helvering v. New York Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Aikin v. . WassonNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
- United States v. BaumgartnerDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1919
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Bogen v. GreenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- Coleman v. MooreDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1952
- Joseph M. Stone, of the Will of Elna H. Wharton, Deceased v. Agnes Wharton BrewsterCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
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