Legal Opinion
Allen v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 25, 1987No. 86-679PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge, Retired:
This is an appeal from an order granting summary judgment in favor of the District of Columbia and, thereby, denying appellant Henry Allen’s claims of false arrest, assault and battery, negligence, and malicious prosecution. It presents the question whether police reports and a notification letter sent by Allen to the Mayor of the District of Columbia provided sufficient information, as required by D.C.Code § 12-309 (1981), 1 to put the District on notice of impending legal action. We hold that the trial court did not err when it dismissed the false arrest,…
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- Shehyn v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by31 opinions
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