Legal Opinion
Rubin v. Lee
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 26, 1990No. 89-813PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Associate Judge:
Joanne J. Rubin appeals from an order vacating a default judgment she had obtained against Evelyn Lee and dismissing her complaint against Lee for insufficient service of process. As to the order vacating the default judgment, we conclude that the court acted within its discretion; however, we do find that the court abused its discretion in dismissing the complaint, and we reverse and remand for reinstatement of the complaint.
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On October 19, 1988, Joanne J. Rubin filed a complaint in Superior Court against Evelyn Lee for breach of contract and conversion of a vehicle.…
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