Legal Opinion
Morgan v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 31, 1982No. 79-588PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
Two major questions are presented in this action for negligence and wrongful death attributable to a police officer’s killing and wounding members of his family with his service revolver: (1) whether the trial court erred in granting the defense motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (judgment n. o. v.) on the ground that the plaintiff-appellants failed to establish the applicable standard of care; and (2) whether the trial court erred in granting the defense motion to reduce the wrongful death judgment on the ground that a widow’s pension was not a collateral…
2Cases cited57 opinions
- District of Columbia v. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Melvin Carter v. John R. CarlsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Harry J. Hicks, Administrator of the Estate of Carol Greitens, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- District of Columbia v. WhiteDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Morrison v. MacNamaraDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Roberts v. BenoitSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- Daskalea v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000
- Morgan v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Andrew Ellsworth Morgan v. District of Columbia, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- O'NEIL v. BerganDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
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