VARELA v. HI-LO POWERED STIRRUPS, INC.

Nos. 79-477, 79-660.

412 A.2d 13 (1980)

Julio D. VARELA, Appellant, v. HI-LO POWERED STIRRUPS, INC., Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., First Virginia Leasing Co., Will-Burt Co., National Restoration Corp., and A. A. Ladder & Supply Corp., Appellees. David W. PENN, Jr. and Mary Ann Penn, Appellants, v. UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES, INC., First Virginia Leasing Co., Will-Burt Co., National Restoration Corp., and A. A. Ladder & Supply Corp., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 22, 1980.

Opinion Vacated and Rehearing Granted April 22, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne M. Mansulla, Alexandria, Va., for appellants.

Richard W. Galiher, Washington, D. C., for Hi-Lo Powered Stirrups, Inc.

James I. Serota, Washington, D. C., for Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.

William J. Carter, Williamsburg, Va., with whom John T. Coyne, Washington, D. C., was on brief, for First Virginia Leasing Co.

Edward J. Gorman, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom Audrey F. Gorman was on brief, for Will-Burt Co.

Edward A. Sheridan filed a brief, for Nat. Restoration Corp.

David P. Durbin, Washington, D. C., filed a brief for A. A. Ladder and Supply Corp.

Before KERN, NEBEKER and FERREN, Associate Judges.


Opinion Vacated and Rehearing En Banc Granted as to No. 79-477 (Varella) April 22, 1980.*

KERN, Associate Judge:

These appeals present for our determination whether the trial court in dismissing appellants' suits for personal injuries correctly applied the three-year statute of limitations governing negligence actions within the District of Columbia.1

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