Briscoe v. District of Columbia

TERRY, Senior Judge:

Appellant Gwendolyn Briscoe sued the District of Columbia for negligence, seeking damages for personal injuries allegedly resulting from the District’s failure to repair a small defect in the curbstone in front of her home. The trial court granted the District’s motion for summary judgment, and appellant noted this appeal. Before this court she contends that the trial court erred by granting summary judgment because there was a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the District had constructive notice of the alleged defect. The District argues in response, first,…