Legal Opinion
Robinson v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 8, 1990No. 88-923PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MACK, Senior Judge:
This case arises from an action by appellant against the District of Columbia (“the District”) for damages sustained when she was struck by a vehicle owned and operated by the District. On appeal from a directed verdict in favor of the District, appellant claims that the trial court erred in concluding that she was eontributorily negligent as a matter of law and thus barred from recovery. She also challenges the trial court’s ruling that the doctrine of last clear chance, which would allow appellant to recover even if she were eontributorily negligent, did not apply to this…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- McIntosh v. WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Lewis v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. JonesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Leiken v. WilsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Felton v. WagnerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Sina Chenari v. George Washington UniversityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2017
- McNeil Pharmaceutical v. HawkinsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- Michael Belton v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
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