Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Banks
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 18, 1994No. 92-CV-928PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*974SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
A jury awarded Ferdinand Banks $360,000 against the District of Columbia for personal injuries suffered by Banks when his ear was struck by a stolen automobile which was being operated by seventeen-year-old Anthony Webb. In order to elude capture by pursuing officers of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), Webb drove recklessly and at a high rate of speed. He eventually ran through several red lights and crashed into Banks’ automobile.
Banks claimed on two different but related grounds that the District was responsible for his injuries. In Count I of his…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- In Re MeltonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
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