Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Pender
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 23, 1978No. 12228PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YEAGLEY, Associate Judge:
On the afternoon of August 11, 1972, 16-year-old Gregory Coleman was shot to death by Officer Charles L. Pender of the Metropolitan Police Department. At the time, the deceased was riding away on a bicycle that had been “planted” by Metropolitan Police officers in an effort to apprehend bicycles thieves. Appellant, the decedent’s mother, filed suit under both the District of Columbia Wrongful Death Act, D.C.Code 1973, § 16-2701 et seq., and the Survival Statute, D.C.Code 1973, § 12-101. Appellant waived damages under the Wrongful Death Act, except for funeral…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- George Lee Mims, Sr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Alonzo Wayne Taylor v. The Washington Terminal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Ora Greene Hudson, Administratrix of the Estate of Garland Hudson, Deceased v. David Lazarus, Samuel Juster and Calvin JusterCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- Charles E. Runyon, of the Estate of Charles B. Runyon, Deceased v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Krohmer v. DahlMontana Supreme Court · 1965
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Waldon v. CovingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Edmund J. Flynn Co. v. LaVayDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- District of Columbia v. PetersDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Romer v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
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