Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Mitchell
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 16, 1987No. 84-1299, 84-1471PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
Bobby Lee Mitchell, an inmate at Lorton Reformatory, sued to recover damages for injuries allegedly caused by the District of Columbia’s negligence in three unrelated occurrences: (1) in July 1979, District employees allegedly failed to secure a ventilation cover in a Lorton dormitory ceiling, causing it to fall on Mitchell’s neck and shoulders (count I of the complaint); (2) the District allegedly failed to provide proper treatment following Mitchell’s surgery in May 1980 for a ruptured hernia (count II); (3) the District allegedly failed to supervise and control…
2Cases cited50 opinions
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- Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by64 opinions
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