Legal Opinion
Leary v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 20, 1958No. Civ. A. No. 1349-57PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YOUNGDAHL, District Judge.
The matter is before the Court on motions for summary judgment filed by both defendants in the case. The facts giving rise to the motions are briefly stated.
Plaintiff, on December 13, 1956, fell on the sidewalk on the south side of C Street, S. W., between 12th and 13th Streets. Plaintiff sued the United States *543Government and the District of Columbia alleging negligence in the failure to provide and maintain the sidewalk in a proper condition for pedestrians.
The property upon which plaintiff fell is owned by the United States Government, having been acquired by…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Barnes v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- District of Columbia v. WoodburySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
3Cited by5 opinions
- Dorcas J. Daniels-Lumley v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
- FW Woolworth Company v. StoddardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1959
- Conner v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1970
- Simpkins v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2003
- Lovitt v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1995