Legal Opinion
Hurd v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 28, 1954No. 1502PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.
Mrs. Hurd brought this action against the District of Columbia to recover for personal injuries she sustained in falling over a defect in a public sidewalk. The trial court dismissed her complaint on the ground that she had failed to give proper notice of the injury to the District Commissioners under Code 1951, § 12-208. Mrs. Hurd appeals, and the only question for our consideration is whether it was proper to dismiss her suit because the original notice to the Commissioners inaccurately stated the place where the injury occurred.
The cited statute provides that “no action…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Cook v. City of TopekaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1907
- District of Columbia v. World Fire & Marine Ins.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
- District of Columbia v. LeysCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1932
3Cited by29 opinions
- Rieser v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Pitts v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Washington v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Dellums v. PowellCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Braxton v. National Capital Housing AuthorityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
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