Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Carmichael
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 3, 1990No. 88-47PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Appellees Carmichael and Johnson, inmates of the District of Columbia’s maximum security prison at Lorton, Virginia, were assaulted by several of their fellow prisoners. They received multiple stab wounds and required surgery and extended hospitalization. A few months later they brought this negligence action against the District of Columbia, basing their claim on D.C.Code § 24-442 (1989). 1 Their main contention was that their injuries resulted from the District’s failure to control the supply of contraband weapons within the prison.
At trial appellees relied heavily on…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Toy v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Meek v. ShepardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- District of Columbia v. PetersDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- District of Columbia v. DavisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Hughes v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
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3Cited by50 opinions
- Butera v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
- Gerry Scott v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
- Daskalea v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000
- Beard v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Evans-Reid v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
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