Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Schwankhaus
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 10, 2007No. 05-CV-1486PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Senior Judge:
This case concerns injuries to the plaintiff-appellant, Starr L. Murphy, who fell on the icy sidewalk in front of an apartment building owned by the defendant-appellee, Nancy Schwankhaus. According to Murphy, a tenant of Schwankhaus — allegedly her agent — had negligently shoveled the snowy sidewalk, leaving a patch of ice that caused Murphy to slip, fall, and fracture her leg and ankle — injuries, Murphy says, warranting recovery of damages against Schwankhaus. Perceiving no genuine issues of material fact, the trial court granted summary judgment for Schwankhaus,…
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