Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Davis
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 19, 1978No. 11597, 11598PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MACK, Associate Judge:
We are faced with cross-appeals following two trials upon a complaint against the District of Columbia for personal injury growing out of the accidental discharge of a revolver of an off-duty policeman. We are asked to review the propriety of the trial court’s action in 1) directing a verdict for the city on the ground that the plaintiff had failed to establish negligent police training and supervision on its part and in 2) refusing to direct a verdict for the city under the plaintiff’s theory of respondeat superior.
These appeals arise in the following factual context.…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Alonzo Wayne Taylor v. The Washington Terminal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Wade v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
- Corene Antoinette Lyon v. Michael CareyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Annie W. Dovell v. Arundel Supply CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by91 opinions
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- United States v. Dwayne A. WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
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