GOODALL v. FRANK R. JELLEFF, INC.

No. 1929.

130 A.2d 781 (1957)

Silas GOODALL, Appellant, v. FRANK R. JELLEFF, Inc., a corporation, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided April 12, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barrington D. Parker, Washington, D. C., with whom George A. Parker, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Charles E. Channing, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom Hugh Lynch, Jr., Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before ROVER, Chief Judge, and HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges.


QUINN, Associate Judge.

Appellant's complaint was dismissed on oral motion at the pretrial hearing for failure to state a cause of action. The pleading was denominated, "Complaint for Damages Abuse of Civil Process," and charged that appellee, a corporation, wrongfully filed a complaint on January 15, 1953, in the Municipal Court, against appellant and his former wife for the "balance due on merchandise purchased from [appellee] by defendants." Appellant alleged that...

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