Legal Opinion
Ernestine Hirshfeld, of the Estate of Sam H. Hirshfeld v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 13, 1958No. 13892PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REED, Associate Justice,
sitting by designation.
Appellant instituted an action for damages against the District of Columbia, for negligence of the District in the maintenance of a sidewalk. The defect allegedly caused injury to her deceased husband. The District claims that appellant’s suit is barred for failure to comply with section 12-208 of the District of Columbia Code, which requires that notice of injury be given the District. The section reads as follows:
“No action shall be maintained against the District of Columbia for unliquidated damages to person or property unless the claimant…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Missano v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Peterson v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1930
- Venstone Stone v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Brown v. Town of WinthropMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Dennis v. City of AlbemarleSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1955
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Pitts v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Shehyn v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- DeKine v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Eskridge v. JacksonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Knable v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
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