Legal Opinion
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. Johnson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 3, 1999No. 96-SP-1784PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON REHEARING EN BANC
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
Pursuant to D.C.Code § 11-723 (1995), the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has certified the following question to this court:
Under District of Columbia law, and upon the facts described below, may a plaintiff who has voluntarily assumed an unreasonable risk of incurring a particular injury recover from a defendant who failed to *174take the last clear chance to prevent that injury?
Johnson v. Washington Metro. Area Transit Auth., 321 U.S.App.D.C. 260, 261, 98 F.3d 1423, 1424 (1996) (Johnson II). The “facts described”…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Griffin v. ShivelySupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
- McKethean v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- District of Columbia v. PetersDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Sinai v. Polinger Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Martin v. George Hyman Construction Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Sharon Rollins v. Wackenhut Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2012
- Jarrett v. Woodward Bros., Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- Dennis v. JonesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
- Rollins v. Wackenhut Services, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 2011
- Ray v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Utah Supreme Court · 2015
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