Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Hampton
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 4, 1995No. 90-CV-1148PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
In this negligence case the District of Columbia appeals from the denial of its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Appellee, Debra Ali Hampton, is the mother of Mykeeda Hampton, a two-year-old girl who died while in the care of her foster mother, Geraldine Stevenson. In August 1987 Mrs. Stevenson left Mykeeda at home with her two sons, aged fifteen and twelve, for over ten hours while she ran several errands, and during that time Mykeeda was beaten to death by the twelve-year-old. Ap-pellee brought this suit against the District of Columbia and Mrs.…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Giles v. Shell Oil Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- District of Columbia v. PetersDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
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3Cited by55 opinions
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