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EPPS v. VOGEL

No. 81-1467.

454 A.2d 320 (1982)

Charles H. EPPS, Jr., et al., Appellants, v. Helen P. VOGEL, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 15, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Lewis Smith, III, Lee T. Ellis, Jr., Jeffrey S. Holik, and James E. Tompert, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for appellants.

Helen P. Vogel, pro se.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, and NEBEKER and FERREN, Associate Judges.

FERREN, Associate Judge:

In this case, we determine the proper procedure for substituting a party under Super.Ct.Civ.R. 25(a) (substitution when a party dies) and review the sua sponte dismissal of a complaint for malicious prosecution and abuse of process. The trial court dismissed appellants' complaint for two reasons: (1) their failure properly to serve and substitute appellee, the deceased's widow and legal representative, as the party-defendant, id...

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