Legal Opinion
Hechinger Co. v. Johnson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 26, 2000No. 97-CV-71PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAGNER, Chief Judge:-
Appellant, Hechinger Company, appeals from a judgment entered following a jury verdict of $2,000,000 for appellee, James W. Johnson. The case arose out of Johnson’s claim for damages for injuries he sustained as the result of an assault upon him by Hechinger’s employee while Johnson was a patron at one of Hechinger’s retail stores. Hechinger makes numerous arguments on appeal. Finding no error requiring reversal, we affirm.
I. Factual Background
Johnson testified that on Saturday, February 12, 1994, he went to a Hechinger store in Langley Park, Maryland to purchase lumber.…
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