Legal Opinion
Turner v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 28, 1987No. 85-634PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
This is an appeal from an order granting summary judgment for appellees, the District of Columbia and certain of its officials and agencies. The primary issue on appeal is whether the District of Columbia and its officials and agencies may be held liable for the death by starvation of an abused and neglected child and the malnutrition of another child which resulted, in part, from the alleged negligence of an agency of the District of Columbia government. In particular, we must determine whether there was a special relationship between the District of Columbia and…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Nader v. De ToledanoDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Holland v. HannanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Adams v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1976
- Halvorson v. DahlWashington Supreme Court · 1978
- Morgan v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by75 opinions
- Lashawn A. v. Marion S. Barry, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
- Jane Doe, a Minor Child, by Next Friend, Leslie G. Fein v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
- Woodrum v. Woodward CountyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Woodrum v. Woodward CountyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Sabia v. StateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1995
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