Legal Opinion

American Insurance Co. v. Smith

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided February 13, 1984No. 82-132PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellant sued appellee for $2,492 in unpaid premiums under an insurance contract. Appellee filed a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim under Super.Ct.Civ.R. 12(b)(6), asserting that the money was owed by a corporation of which he was merely the agent, not by appellee himself. The trial court granted the motion; we reverse.

I

Appellant’s verified complaint named ap-pellee “individually and t/a [trading as] Bob Smith Electronic Tune-Up Center” as the sole defendant. Attached to the complaint as an exhibit was a business record which identified “Bob Smith…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Raymond Richardson, Jr. v. Hugh F. Rivers, D. C. Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
  2. Smith v. JenkinsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. Tarolli Lumber Co. v. AndreassiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
  4. Doolin v. Environmental Power Ltd.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
  5. Ardwin v. EnglertAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Hercules & Co. v. Shama Restaurant Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
  2. Knight v. FurlowDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
  3. Washkoviak v. Student Loan Marketing Ass'nDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2006
  4. Rosenthal v. National Produce Co., Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
  5. Vicki Bagley Realty, Inc. v. LauferDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984

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