Legal Opinion
Platt v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 29, 1983No. 82-1560PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Associate Judge:
On October 24, 1977, a fire occurred at the Cinema Follies Club located at 37 L Street, Southeast Washington. The fact that the building contained only one available exit caused some people to be trapped on the second floor of the theatre, and numerous fatal and nonfatal injuries resulted. Appellants filed consolidated wrongful death and survival actions against the District of Columbia and named government employees. 1 On June 24, 1982, the trial court issued an order dismissing the claims against the District of Columbia and other government officials who were…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Garrett v. Holiday Inns, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- O'Connor v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Warren v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Sanchez v. Village of LibertyNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Erie County v. WhalenNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
3Cited by46 opinions
- Joy v. Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
- Turner v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Varner v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2006
- Wanzer v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- District of Columbia v. CooperDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
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