State Supreme Court / D.C.

Smith v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services

Decided September 29, 1988. John Terry wrote the opinion for the court.

548 A.2d 95 · Cited 88 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Isbister v. Boys' Club of Santa Cruz, Inc. · 707 P.2d 212
Miller v. Western Electric Co. · 528 A.2d 486
Western States Newspapers, Inc. v. Gehringer · 203 Cal. App. 2d 793
Corson v. Brown Products, Inc. · 120 N.H. 665
Hughes v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services · 498 A.2d 567
Nova University v. Educational Institution Licensure Commission · 483 A.2d 1172
Lee v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services · 509 A.2d 100
Marshall Durbin, Inc. v. Hall · 490 So. 2d 877
Tredway v. District of Columbia · 403 A.2d 732
Cook v. Paducah Recapping Service · 694 S.W.2d 684
Lenaerts v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services · 545 A.2d 1234
Howrey & Simon v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services · 531 A.2d 254
Ladner v. Mason Mitchell Trucking Co. · 434 A.2d 37
Mims & Thomas Mfg. Co. v. Ferguson · 340 So. 2d 920

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Cherrydale Heating & Air Conditioning v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services · 722 A.2d 31
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Murrell v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services · 697 A.2d 40
Logan v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services · 805 A.2d 237
Negussie v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services · 915 A.2d 391
Howard University Hospital v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services · 952 A.2d 168
Nathalia L. Brown v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and Potomac Electrical Power Company · 83 A.3d 739
Borger Management, Inc. v. Sindram · 886 A.2d 52
Pannell-Pringle v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services · 806 A.2d 209
Howard Univ. Hosp. v. Dist. of Columbia Dep't of Emp't Servs. · 200 A.3d 1244
Eric Daly v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and RJ Reynolds · 121 A.3d 1257
Oubre v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services · 630 A.2d 699
Jerome Management, Inc. v. District of Columbia Rental Housing Commission · 682 A.2d 178
Mushroom Transportation v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services · 698 A.2d 430
District of Columbia Department of Corrections v. Teamsters Union Local No. 246 · 554 A.2d 319
Transportation Leasing Co. v. Department of Employment Services · 690 A.2d 487
Beta Construction Co. v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services · 748 A.2d 427
Furtick v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services · 921 A.2d 787
Rayburn L. Levy v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority · 84 A.3d 518
Carpenter v. District of Columbia Rental Housing Commission · 119 A.3d 683
District of Columbia v. Thompson · 570 A.2d 277
District of Columbia v. Gallagher · 734 A.2d 1087
Crocker v. Crocker · 824 P.2d 1117
District of Columbia Office of Human Rights v. District of Columbia Department of Corrections · 40 A.3d 917
Hutchinson v. District of Columbia Office of Employee Appeals · 710 A.2d 227

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