Legal Opinion
Lacy v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 5, 1980No. 12858PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge:
Appellants, mother and daughter, brought a civil action for assault and battery against a school janitor and for negligence against the principal, a teacher and a guidance counsellor at the daughter’s school, as well as against the District of Columbia as their employer, for damages allegedly caused by the janitor’s sexual assaults. After an initial trial, appellees’ motion for a new trial was granted on the grounds that the verdict against them was excessive, unconscionable and against the weight of the evidence. Upon retrial, a jury returned a verdict in favor of all…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Cupp v. NaughtenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Watts v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Hazel Morgan Hicks v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Spar v. ObwoyaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
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3Cited by109 opinions
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- Dormu v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
- Culver v. BennettSupreme Court of Delaware · 1991
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