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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. JONES

No. 3020.

183 A.2d 391 (1962)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant, v. Alfred JONES, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided July 20, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hubert B. Pair, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom Chester H. Gray, Corp. Counsel, Milton D. Korman, Principal Asst. Corp. Counsel, and H. Thomas Sisk, Asst. Corporation Counsel, were on the brief, for appellant.

Carroll F. Tyler, Jr., Washington, D. C., entered an appearance for appellee, but filed no brief.

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

QUINN, Associate Judge.

The only question in this case is whether the court acted beyond its authority in setting aside a forfeiture in a traffic case. There is no dispute as to the facts. On November 9, 1961, appellee was involved in an automobile accident and received a traffic summons. Charged with failure to yield the right-of-way, he posted $25 collateral, which was forfeited on November 24. On January 15, 1962, appellee filed a motion to set aside the forfeiture...

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