State Supreme Court / D.C.

District of Columbia v. Davis

Decided May 19, 1978. Julia Mack wrote the opinion for the court.

386 A.2d 1195 · Cited 91 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Great a & P Tea Co. v. Aveilhe · 116 A.2d 162
Meyers v. National Detective Agency, Inc. · 281 A.2d 435
Kincheloe v. Safeway Stores, Inc. · 285 A.2d 699
Nishan v. Godsey · 166 F. Supp. 6
Ruml v. Giant Food, Inc. · 290 A.2d 571

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