Legal Opinion
Thoma v. Kettler Bros., Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 18, 1993No. 92-CV-225PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
A jury returned a verdict for the defen-, dants (appellees) in this personal injury case arising from a construction site accident. On appeal, appellants’ primary argument is that the trial judge erred in refusing to admit in evidence a relevant Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)1 regulation and to instruct the jury that it was evidence the jury could consider in deciding the precise duty of care appellees owed to business-invitees on the construction site (assuming it found appellants to be invitees). We hold that, upon proper request, a plaintiff is entitled…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- James A. McKinnon v. Skil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- Richard J. Teal and Tina Teal v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours and CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Peter J. Brennan, Secretary of Labor v. Gilles & Cotting, Inc., and Occupational Safety and Health Review CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- Anthony J. Melerine, Jr., Continental Insurance Company, Intervenor-Appellant v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- 325-343 E. 56TH STREET CORP. v. Mobil Oil Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 1995
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