Legal Opinion
Eric Toomer v. William C. Smith & Co., Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 26, 2015No. 13-CV-1210PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BECKWITH, Associate Judge:
Appellant Eric Toomer filed a negligence suit for injuries sustained while climbing a fence owned and maintained by appellee William C. Smith & Company (Smith), a company that develops and manages real estate. The trial court granted summary judgment to Smith. We reverse and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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Mr. Toomer was repairing his wife’s car in the parking lot of his apartment complex when his pet dog, Rocky, escaped and ran through a gap in the steel fence bordering the neighboring Skyland Apartments, a property managed by Smith. Fearing…
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