Legal Opinion
Powell v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 14, 1992No. 90-1016PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Chief Judge:
Appellant Verdina Powell seeks reversal of the judgment dismissing her lawsuit as barred by the public duty doctrine. We reverse, holding that the trial judge erred *1125by concluding that under the public duty doctrine the District of Columbia government could not be held liable in tort for the negligence of its employee in issuing the wrong automobile license tags and registration number for appellant’s car since appellant sufficiently alleged a special duty as would bring her within the “special relationship” exception to the public duty doctrine.
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Appellant purchased a 1984…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- H. R. Moch Co. v. Rensselaer Water Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Morgan v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Warren v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Modlin v. City of Miami BeachSupreme Court of Florida · 1967
- Wade v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
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3Cited by60 opinions
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- Hunter Ex Rel. A.H. v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2014
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