Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Cassidy
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 18, 1983No. 81-103PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Per curiam
This matter arose out of a personal injury action brought by appellees, Ruby B. Cassi-dy and Robert B. Cassidy, as parents and next friends of Robert DeShawn Cassidy (DeShawn), a minor, against the District of Columbia when DeShawn, a kindergarten student, was struck in the left eye by a stick thrown by another student on December 2, 1977. This accident resulted in the loss of DeShawn’s eye. At the jury trial appellees alleged that DeShawn’s injuries were proximately caused by the District’s negligent failure to exercise reasonable supervision of two kindergarten classes which were playing on…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Morrison v. MacNamaraDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Helen Hanna, Cicero Hanna v. Annie C. Fletcher, Trustee of Estate of Florence Johnson, Benjamin F. Fletcher, and Fred S. Gichner Iron Works, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Ohman v. Board of Educ. of City of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1949
- Rich v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Faniel v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Vassiliades v. Garfinckel's, Brooks Bros.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Oxendine v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- District of Columbia v. FreemanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Phelan v. City of Mount RainierDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
- District of Columbia v. DoeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
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