Legal Opinion
Venstone Stone v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 3, 1956No. 12638_1PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtWashington, Circuit Judge
This is a damage suit against the District of Columbia, in which the central question is whether the statutory requirement as to notice of claim has been met.
Plaintiff-appellant tripped and fell, injuring his ankle, while rounding the northeast corner of Sixth and L Streets, S. E. He brought this action in the Municipal Court against the District of Co*29lumbia on the ground that the accident was caused by the District’s negligent maintenance of a manhole and cover at that corner, it being alleged that because of this negligent maintenance the manhole edge and cover protruded from the ground and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Armstrong v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Hurd v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1954
- Charles B. McDonald v. The Government of the District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- District of Columbia v. StoneDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955
3Cited by33 opinions
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- Rieser v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Pitts v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Galbreath v. City of IndianapolisIndiana Supreme Court · 1970
- Washington v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
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