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Blyther v. Lawson

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Aug 22, 1958
144 A.2d 412 (D.C. 1958)

Opinion

No. 2163.

Submitted April 28, 1958.

Decided August 22, 1958.

APPEAL FROM MUNICIPAL COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, CIVIL DIVISION, J. AUSTIN L. FICKLING, J.

Samuel Blyther, appellant, pro se.

Marjorie A. McKenzie, Belford V. Lawson, Jr., Washington, D.C., appellee pro se, and Orlando S. Hobbs, Annapolis, Md., for appellee.

Before ROVER, Chief Judge, and HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges.


Appellant brought this suit against the appellee, a member of the local bar, claiming damages because of the latter's alleged negligence in representing him as his attorney in a legal action pending against appellant. The court found for the appellee and this appeal followed.

The only evidence in the trial court was the testimony of the parties; it was in sharp conflict. The court had the right to accept appellee's version of the controversy; this it obviously did; accordingly there was substantial evidence to support its finding; we therefore have no right to disturb it.

Appellant has suggested that we examine the record in Civil Action No. M-26954-55, this being the proceeding in which he had retained the appellee to represent him. In accordance with our rule 31 we have inspected the record in that case, but find nothing there to change our view of the matter.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Blyther v. Lawson

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Aug 22, 1958
144 A.2d 412 (D.C. 1958)
Case details for

Blyther v. Lawson

Case Details

Full title:Samuel BLYTHER, Appellant, v. Belford V. LAWSON, Jr., Appellee

Court:Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia

Date published: Aug 22, 1958

Citations

144 A.2d 412 (D.C. 1958)