Legal Opinion
White v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 5, 1981No. 80-905, 80-1056PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
The sole question presented in these consolidated appeals is whether the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing appellant’s lawsuits for failure to prosecute. Because a substantial reason for appellant’s inability to proceed to trial was the court’s erroneous denial of appellant’s motion to compel discovery, the court abused its discretion in dismissing the cases. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.
I
On January 3, 1977, appellant Mabel White filed suit against appellee Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), alleging that…
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