Banks v. District of Columbia

551 A.2d 1304 (1988)

Joyce M. BANKS, Appellant,

v.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

No. 86-1129.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Argued September 19, 1988.

Decided December 14, 1988.

Neil Intrater, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Susan S. McDonald, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom Frederick D. Cooke, Jr., Corp. Counsel, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before STEADMAN and SCHWELB, Associate Judges, and GALLAGHER, Senior Judge.

STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

After spending the evening visiting with a friend and other guests, appellant Banks fell and was…