Legal Opinion
Westbrook v. Washington Gas & Light Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 13, 2000No. 97-CV-1122PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Associate Judge:
After a jury trial, this case resulted in a verdict in favor of appellee Washington Gas & Light Company (‘Washington Gas”) due to a finding that appellant Albert Westbrook voluntarily assumed a known risk that was the proximate cause of his injury. During trial, Mr. Westbrook requested an instruction on the last clear chance doctrine. The trial court declined to give the instruction. On appeal, Mr. Westbrook contends that the trial court erred by refusing to give the requested instruction. We conclude that Mr. West-brook was not entitled to a last clear chance…
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