Legal Opinion
Duggan v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 14, 2005No. 98-CV-199PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellants Ellen Duggan and Francis Duggan, individually and as parents and natural guardians of Patricia Duggan, a minor, sued the District of Columbia (the District) for damages for personal injuries their daughter sustained when a youthful driver (Alen Butler) struck her car while being chased by a vehicle driven by a the District of Columbia police officer. The case was tried by a jury, which deadlocked. The trial court then granted the District’s renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law, concluding that no reasonable juror could find that the police officer was grossly negligent,…
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- Abney v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Duggan v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- Duggan v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
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