Legal Opinion
Toomey v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 13, 1974No. 7662PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Per curiam
After an accident causing personal injury, appellant by certified mail (return receipt requested), gave notice to the District of Columbia (District), pursuant to D.C. Code 1973, § 12-309, that she intended to sue for damages she had allegedly sustained as a result of the alleged negligent maintenance and/or design of a sewer grating. This notice stated, however, that the accident had occurred north of a certain railroad bridge in this city when it fact it had occurred south of that bridge.
D.C. Code 1973, § 12-309 provides:
An action may not be maintained against the District of Columbia for…
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