Legal Opinion

Campbell v. Campbell

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided May 5, 1948No. 538PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLAGETT, Associate Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the trial court setting aside a judgment which had been entered “paid and satisfied” after execution through garnishment proceedings.

The relevant facts are these. On February 4, 1946, there was filed in the trial court a complaint charging violation by defendant of the OPA ceiling in the sale of a used automobile. A document purporting to be a carbon copy of this complaint, together with the usual summons, was served on the defendant personally on February 11. Defendant did not appear on the return day. His default was entered, ex…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Pope v. AllisSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  2. Evers v. WatsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  3. Bass v. HawleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1933
  4. Indemnity Ins. Co. of North America v. SmootCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
  5. O'Neal v. B. F. Goodrich Rubber CompanySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1942

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Harco, Inc. v. Greenville Steel and Foundry CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955
  2. Blacker v. RodDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
  3. Thomas v. Marvins Credit, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950
  4. Clarke v. HigdonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1951

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