Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Freeman
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 15, 1984No. 82-1380PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Associate Judge:
On April 10, 1979, six year old Ronald Smith was struck — while walking in a crosswalk — by a car driven by David Tap-scott. In a subsequent action for damages, the District of Columbia was joined as a party defendant. 1 This appeal stems from the jury’s finding, by general verdict, in favor of Ronald’s mother, the appellee, against the District. Two theories of liability were considered by the jury: (1) The absence of a sign warning of the approaching crosswalk was alleged to ahve proximately caused Ronald’s injuries. (2) The District’s knowing failure to install…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- District of Columbia v. WhiteDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Lacy v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Rieser v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Johnston v. City of East MolineIllinois Supreme Court · 1950
- District of Columbia v. DavisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by90 opinions
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- Edward William Hull, A/K/A Edward Hull v. Eaton Corporation Edward William Hull Travelers Insurance Company v. Eaton CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Carl McNeal v. Hi-Lo Powered Scaffolding, Inc., an Ohio CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
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