Legal Opinion
Klahr v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 22, 1990No. 87-873PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Bonnie and Bruce Glover were robbed and murdered, allegedly by Donald Mosby, in the early morning hours of March 8, 1984. Appellants, the executors of the estates of the murdered couple, filed a wrongful death 1 and survival 2 action against the District of Columbia, three officials of the District government, and Donald Mosby. They alleged that the crimes were committed by Mosby after he had escaped from a halfway house operated by the District of Columbia Department of Corrections. Appellants maintained, and continue to maintain, that the District owed the- Glovers an…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Morgan v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- South v. Maryland Ex Rel. PottleSupreme Court of the United States · 1856
- Warren v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
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3Cited by39 opinions
- City of Rome v. JordanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- Wanzer v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Powell v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Casco Marina Development, L.L.C. v. District of Columbia Redevelopment Land AgencyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
- Powell Ex Rel. Ricks v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
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