Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Carlson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 21, 2002No. 01-CV-24PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
A car driven by Alfred Poe struck and injured a pedestrian, Gilman Carlson, at the intersection of Sixth Street and Independence Avenue, Southwest, directly in front of the National Air and Space Museum. At the time of the accident, the traffic signals at the intersection were not operating. A jury found that the District of Columbia was negligent in failing either to maintain the signal or to provide alternative traffic control devices, and that its negligence was a proximate cause of the accident. The District appeals, arguing that the non-functioning traffic signal…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Morgan v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Lacy v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- McKethean v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- District of Columbia v. FreemanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Wagshal v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
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3Cited by28 opinions
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