Legal Opinion
Allison Gas Turbine Division of General Motors Corp. v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 2, 1994No. 93-SP-1008PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Associate Judge:
This case is before the court on a question of law certified by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, pursuant to D.C.Code § 11-723 (1989). 1 We have been asked to determine whether the District of Columbia (“the District”) is shielded from tort liability under the public duty doctrine under circumstances where Metropolitan Police Department Harbor Patrol officers (“Harbor Patrol”) would not allow private citizens, who volunteered their services on the scene, to assist in the rescue of three victims of a helicopter crash. For the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Johnson v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Schuster v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1958
- Joy v. Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
- Jackson v. City of JolietCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Hoffer v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1988
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- McGaughey v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2012
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