Legal Opinion
Spar v. Obwoya
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 1, 1977No. 10024 and 10081PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERN, Associate Judge:
On the afternoon of August 11, 1971, Emmanuel Obwoya, a national of Uganda, and a student at a local university, entered the 22-unit apartment building on 13th Street in which he lived with another student. As he walked up the stairs in the common hallway, after checking his mailbox in the vestibule, he heard the front entrance door of the building close. Immediately thereafter he saw a stranger who greeted him with a “Hi”. This unidentified man then robbed him at gun-point and proceeded to shoot him in the back (a bullet is permanently lodged in his spine) and flee…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Sarah B. Kline v. 1500 Massachusetts Avenue Apartment CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Scott v. WatsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Kendall v. Gore Properties, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Harris v. WagshalDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by63 opinions
- Smith v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Frances T. v. Village Green Owners Assn.California Supreme Court · 1986
- Sere v. Group Hospitalization, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Vassiliades v. Garfinckel's, Brooks Bros.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Lacy v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
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