Legal Opinion
District of Columbia Housing Authority v. Pinkney
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 7, 2009No. 05-CV-1333PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Associate Judge:
Sylvester Whiting sued the District of Columbia Housing Authority (“DCHA”) for personal injuries he suffered when he fell while stepping off of a malfunctioning elevator in a facility managed by DCHA. The jury rendered a verdict in his favor in the amount of $239,883.00. DCHA contends that we should vacate that judgment and instead enter judgment for DCHA, or grant it a new trial, because (1) it is protected by governmental immunity, (2) ap-pellee failed to establish that DCHA had notice of a potential defect relating to mis-leveling incidents, (3) appellee failed to…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Clark v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
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3Cited by24 opinions
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