Legal Opinion
Weeda v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 6, 1987No. 83-366PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REILLY, Senior Judge:
Appellant sued the District of Columbia for a permanent physical disability allegedly caused by the negligence of its employees in extricating him from the wreckage of an automobile. After a lengthy trial, the jury found that such injury was not caused by the District personnel. The court then entered judgment for the District. Following a denial of a motion for a new trial, appellant noted an appeal and now contends, inter alia, that (1) the jury’s finding on causation was contrary to the overwhelming weight of the evidence, and (2) the admission of testimony showing…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Parker v. RandolphSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Psychiatric Institute of Washington v. AllenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Rich v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Carpenter v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Sponaugle v. Pre-Term, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- State v. HarmonUtah Supreme Court · 1998
- Powell v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Hines v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Durphy v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Mid-Atlantic States, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
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