Legal Opinion
Smith v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 21, 1979No. 12119, 12120PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:
Sidney Smith sued the Washington Hospital Center (WHC) and three of its employees — Sergeant Joseph Brock, Nurse Nona Dickson and Nurse Doreen Dixon — for slander and for procuring his false arrest and false imprisonment. He also sued the District of Columbia and one of its employees — Officer James Trainor — for assault and battery and for false arrest and false imprisonment. 1 At trial the court granted the motion on behalf of the District of Columbia and Trainor for a directed verdict on the issue of assault and battery. The jury then returned the following…
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