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VESSELS v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 85-1318.

531 A.2d 1016 (1987)

Paul E. VESSELS, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 8, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David P. Sutton, Bowie, Md., with whom Robert L. Chernikoff, Bethesda, Md., was on the brief, for appellant.

Charlotte Brookins-Pruitt, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom John H. Suda, Acting Corp. Counsel at the time the brief was filed, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellee District of Columbia.

John Marshall, for appellee Eleganza, Inc.

Before PRYOR, Chief Judge, and FERREN and STEADMAN, Associate Judges.

STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

Appellant Vessels sued for false arrest. The trial court granted summary judgment for appellees, the District of Columbia (the District) and Eleganza, Inc. (Eleganza). On appeal appellant urges separate grounds for reversal as to each appellee. First, he claims the trial court erred in failing, sua sponte, to discover a disputed issue of fact now urged as requiring a trial of his case against the District. Second, he argues that a correct...

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