Legal Opinion

Cooper v. Safeway Stores, Inc.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided August 5, 1993No. 91-CV-1060PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

Appellant Mary Cooper challenges two evidentiary rulings made by the trial court during the trial of her slip and fall claim for personal injury damages 1 against ap-pellee, Safeway Stores. Specifically, appellant claims that the trial court committed reversible error by refusing to allow a medical expert, who was not listed in the parties’ joint pretrial statement, to testify as a “rebuttal” witness, and by admitting as impeachment evidence, on the third day of trial, a videotape showing appellant engaging in various activities in her backyard, although this…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Cobb v. Standard Drug Co., Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Lacy v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. Payne v. Soft Sheen Products, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
  4. Mrs. Christine Keyes, Wife Of/and Thomas Keyes v. Ray Lauga, Office of Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  5. R. & G. Orthopedic Appliances & Prosthetics, Inc. v. CurtinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  4. Jackson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2013
  5. Glorious Food, Inc. v. Georgetown Prospect Place AssociatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994

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