Legal Opinion
James v. Director of Motor Vehicles
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 9, 1963No. 3240PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the Director of Motor Vehicles revoking petitioner’s license on the ground that he is “morally unfit to operate a motor vehicle.” Petitioner contends that the Director abused his discretion by failing to apply the standards set forth in the Motor Vehicle Regulations.
The power to revoke or suspend an operator’s permit stems from Code 1961, § 40-302, which provides:
“(a) Except where for any violation of this chapter revocation of the operator’s permit is mandatory, the Commissioners or their designated agent may with or without a prior…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- La Forest v. Board of CommissionersCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1937
- Mason v. Director of Motor VehiclesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1962
- Funaro v. HurtsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1962
- Samuel James v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
3Cited by3 opinions
- United States v. CarterDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1967
- Samuel W. James v. Director of Motor Vehicles, Agent for the Commissioners of the District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- James v. Director of Motor VehiclesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963