Legal Opinion
Reid v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 30, 1978No. 11770PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOULTRIE, Chief Judge:
Leon B. Reid, while a student in the fifth grade, was injured in a District of Columbia public school when a bathroom partition fell on his foot and broke it in two places. Reid, a minor, sued the District of Columbia through his mother and next friend, Ms. Twitty, claiming negligence on its part in maintaining the partition. A jury found for the defendant District of Columbia.
At trial, in the presence of the jury, and over the objections of counsel for the plaintiffs, testimony was repeatedly elicited from Ms. Twitty, both by defense counsel and by the judge, concerning…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Tipton v. Socony Mobil Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gypsum Carrier, Inc. v. William D. HandelsmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Ora Greene Hudson, Administratrix of the Estate of Garland Hudson, Deceased v. David Lazarus, Samuel Juster and Calvin JusterCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Lamphier v. Washington Hospital CenterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Woodward & Lothrop v. HillaryDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
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