Legal Opinion
D. C. Transit System, Inc. v. Young
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 23, 1972No. 6185PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YEAGLEY, Associate Judge:
The appellants (defendants) challenge as error the entering of a default against them by the Calendar Control and Motion’s Judge of the Superior Court on October 13, 1971, in a negligence action, and the subsequent entering of a judgment by the trial judge after hearing evidence as to damages.
The record reflects that prior to default, appellants had answered and filed a pretrial statement. However, after pretrial hearing the case was set for trial and continued on several occasions. After being continued twice due to the unavailability of a judge, the trial was…
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bass v. HoaglandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- Klein v. RappaportDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
- Waxler v. LevinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957
- Gee How Oak Tin Ass'n v. Potomac Chemicals Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1954
3Cited by13 opinions
- In Re GoldsboroughDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Taylor v. Washington Hospital CenterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Milton Properties, Inc. v. NewbyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Lyons v. JordanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Lockhart v. CadeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
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