Legal Opinion
Holder v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 21, 1997No. 94-CV-1383PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
This case arises from the shooting of appellant Michael Holder by an off-duty police officer. Holder brought suit against the appellee District of Columbia, and the case *739went to the jury on two theories of liability: negligence and assault and battery. Following a partial jury verdict in favor of the District on the negligence claim, the trial court entered judgment as a matter of law for the District on the assault and battery claim. Based on the unique instructions given in this case we affirm.1
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Holder was shot by off-duty Metropolitan Police Department Officer…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- District of Columbia v. ColemanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
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3Cited by58 opinions
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- Haim v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2006
- Harris v. United States Department of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2015
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