Legal Opinion
Snow v. Capitol Terrace, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 9, 1992No. 90-539, 90-569PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Chief Judge:
Appellant/cross-appellee Denise Snow sued her landlord, appellees/cross appellants Capitol Terrace, Inc., and Solomon Kendrick, for damages arising from injuries suffered when a section of ceiling fell on Mrs. Snow as she sat in the bedroom of her apartment. 1 On appeal, Mrs. Snow maintains that the trial judge erred by directing a verdict on the issue of Mr. Kendrick’s individual liability for her injuries, and that the judge abused her discretion by refusing to submit the claim for punitive damages to the jury. In a cross appeal, appellees claim that the judge erred by…
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