Legal Opinion
Ungar Motors v. Abdemoulaie
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 7, 1983No. 82-278PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
The trial court dismissed appellant’s complaint with prejudice and entered a default judgment against it on appellee’s counterclaim for failure to comply with a request for discovery. We hold that the trial court abused its discretion and reverse the order from which this appeal is taken.
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On May 23, 1980, appellant filed a complaint against appellee in the Landlord and Tenant Branch for possession of an apartment based on non-payment of rent. On June 23 the court vacated a default judgment which had been entered against appel-lee and granted appellant’s motion for a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- United States of America for the Use of Weston & Brooker Company, a Corporation v. Continental Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
- Firestone v. HarrisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by25 opinions
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