Legal Opinion
Bostic v. Henkels and McCoy, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 6, 2000No. 98-CV-71, 98-CV-160PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
Plaintiff (Bostic) was injured when he partially fell through plywood boards that covered a trench and served as a temporary sidewalk. The trench had been dug by defendant Henkels and McCoy, Inc. (H & M), while performing work as an independent contractor on behalf of the Washington Gas Company. Bostic sued H & M 1 alleging that it had negligently maintained the plywood covering over the excavation. At the close of Bostic’s case, the trial court directed a verdict for H & M primarily on the grounds that Bostic had not proved what duty H & M owed to him (hence had…
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- Pazmino v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
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