Legal Opinion
Wharton v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 2, 1995No. 94-CV-766PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
In this action by appellant Patricia Wharton against the District of Columbia for personal injuries, the trial judge dismissed the complaint on the ground that Ms. Wharton’s pre-suit notice to the Mayor did not correctly disclose the “approximate time” of the injury, as required by D.C.Code § 12-309 (1995). 1 The sole basis for the judge’s decision was that Ms. Wharton’s notice to the District incorrectly identified the date of Ms. Wharton’s injury as April 4, 1992 and the time as 8:45 a.m., whereas in fact, Ms. Wharton sustained her injuries on April 5, 1992 at 8:45…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Pitts v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Romer v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Gwinn v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Washington v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Griffin v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Jane Doe, a Minor Child, by Next Friend, Leslie G. Fein v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
- District of Columbia v. Arnold & PorterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- Mazloum v. District of Columbia Metropolitan Police DepartmentDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2007
- Enders v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2010
- Williams v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1996
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