Legal Opinion
Hill v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 7, 1975No. 8880PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Associate Judge:
Appellant seeks reversal of a trial court order dismissing his suit against the District of Columbia on the ground that he did not give notice of his claim within six months as required by D.C.Code 1973, § 12-309. 1 We affirm.
Appellant was a patient at the District of Columbia General Hospital, being treated for alcoholism and cirrhosis of the liver. It was necessary both to sedate him and to strap him to his bed. On June 8, 1973, a fire started in his bed. Although it was extinguished quickly, appellant was unable to escape its effects. He suffered severe burns to his…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Miller v. SpencerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- Maier v. City of KetchikanAlaska Supreme Court · 1965
- City of Colorado Springs v. ColburnSupreme Court of Colorado · 1938
- Wilson v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- District of Columbia v. World Fire & Marine Ins.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Jane Doe, a Minor Child, by Next Friend, Leslie G. Fein v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
- Rieser v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Pitts v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Gwinn v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Renay Hunter v. The District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
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