Legal Opinion
Aguehounde v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 25, 1995No. 93-CV-1116, 93-CV-1213PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court by Associate Judge KING.
Dissenting opinion by Associate Judge SCHWELB at p. 454.
KING, Associate Judge:
This appeal presents the question whether the setting of the timing of a traffic light by a municipal employee is a discretionary act which would make the municipality immune from liability for injuries proximately caused by the interval set. We. hold, under the circumstances presented here, that such an act is discretionary, thereby conferring immunity from liability on the District.
In this negligence action against the District for injuries resulting from an automobile…
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