Legal Opinion
Pitts v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 11, 1978No. 12673PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERN, Associate Judge:
Appellant brought suit against the District of Columbia on the ground that the District’s negligent maintenance of a stairway in the public housing unit in which she lived resulted in the death of her three-year-old daughter. Allegedly, the child fell into the stairwell through an opening in the balustrade created by a missing baluster. On appeal, appellant contends that the trial court erroneously granted the District’s motion for summary judgment on the ground she failed to comply with the notice provisions of D.C.Code 1973, § 12-309. 1
Section 12-309 provides:
An action…
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3Cited by89 opinions
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