Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Doe
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 13, 1987No. 85-1219PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Chief Judge:
The District of Columbia appeals the jury verdict in favor of Jane Doe and her moth er and next friend, Mary Doe, who brought a negligence claim against the District after an unknown intruder gained access to the Plummer Elementary School and abducted and raped Jane, a fourth grade student at the school. At the close of plaintiffs’ case, the District of Columbia moved for a directed verdict, arguing, inter alia, that the District could not have reasonably foreseen the intervening criminal conduct involved and thus could not be held liable for damages to Jane. The trial…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Goldberg v. Housing Auth. of City of NewarkSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1962
- Lacy v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Boykin v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Spar v. ObwoyaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
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3Cited by66 opinions
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