COLEMAN v. LEE WASHINGTON HAULING CO.

No. 12438.

392 A.2d 1067 (1978)

Johnnie Lee COLEMAN, Appellant, v. LEE WASHINGTON HAULING CO., Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 23, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dorsey Evans and David R. Taxin, Washington, D. C., were on the brief for appellant.

Patrick J. Attridge, Rockville, Md., was on the brief for appellee.

Before KERN, HARRIS and MACK, Associate Judges.


HARRIS, Associate Judge:

This is an appeal from the trial court's dismissal, under Super.Ct.Civ.R. 37, of appellant's negligence action due to his failure to comply with a discovery order. The question presented is whether the court thus abused its discretion. We conclude that it did not, and so affirm the dismissal.

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Appellant filed a complaint on March 12, 1975, seeking $50,000 in damages for personal injuries allegedly suffered in July 1973 when...

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