Legal Opinion
Desmond v. Robertson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 8, 1965No. 3663PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Chief Judge.
Appellants brought this action for damages resulting from an automobile collision. A jury returned a verdict of $2,950 for the adult appellant and $50 for the minor appellant. The trial court granted a new trial, indicating it felt error had been committed in allowing the jury to speculate as to the loss of future earnings by the adult appellant.
The case was set for retrial but appellants did not appear on the trial date. The case was then continued for three weeks, but again appellants failed to appear and the case was dismissed for want of prosecution. The order of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kelly v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1936
- Albert Grabner v. Willys Motors, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- MacNeil Bros. Company v. Wallace M. CohenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1959
- Ganss v. GoldenbergCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1912
- Rudolph v. SensenerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1912
3Cited by13 opinions
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- Howard University v. Pobbi-AsamaniDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
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