Legal Opinion
Boyle Bros. v. Holt
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 9, 1951No. 1114PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.
Appellant, referred to herein as Regal, asks us to reverse an order dismissing a suit it had filed on a merchandise debt against Edward Holt and Josephine Holt. Because of certain tactics followed by the appellant as revealed by the record, we shall recite the background of the litigation.
On October 13, 1950, Regal wrote to the Civilian Personnel Officer, Naval Research Laboratory, as follows:
“In Re: Edward Holt 60398
Sheet Metal Shop
Owing us $127.75
Date of last payment Jan 7, 1950
“We are writing to you regarding the indebtedness of one of your employees only after every…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Barger v. Baltimore & OR Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Jarcy v. GriffithDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
- Sokolin v. EstesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1942
3Cited by7 opinions
- Taylor v. Washington Hospital CenterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Slater v. CannonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
- Edward E. Holt and Josephine Holt v. Boyle Brothers, Inc., a Corporation, Trading & Doing Business as Regal of Washington, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- Firemen's Insurance v. BoswellDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1954
- Fletcher v. Pickwick, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958
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