Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Shannon
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 26, 1997No. 95-CV-471PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
A jury awarded Janie Shannon, individually and as next friend of her minor daughter, Terra Hughes, $550,000 to compensate her for the loss of Hughes’ thumb after it was severed in an accident on a playground slide maintained by the District. On appeal, the District argues that (1) Shannon failed to establish that the District violated the appropriate standard of care, and that (2) the trial court erred by denying the District’s request for special interrogatories to establish the liability of joint tortfeasors who previously had settled with Shannon, and thereby…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Meek v. ShepardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by35 opinions
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