Legal Opinion
Taylor v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 26, 2001No. 98-CV-56PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Associate Judge:
In this case, appellant Delgo Taylor filed a wrongful death and survival action against the District of Columbia, alleging that “[t]he District [ ] owed a special duty to [her son, Lawrence Taylor], an informant for the Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”) and an individual who assisted the police in arresting and prosecuting a known dangerous criminal ....”; and that the District’s negligence in failing to properly protect Mr. Taylor was the proximate cause of his murder, his pain and suffering, and her loss as well as that of his minor child. The trial court granted…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Cuffy v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Nader v. De ToledanoDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Schuster v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1958
- Kircher v. City of JamestownNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Morgan v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by20 opinions
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