Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Pace
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 4, 1985No. 83-676, 83-677PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
The District of Columbia (District) appeals from the trial court’s order denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial. Following a jury-trial of four consolidated negligence actions, which arose from an automobile accident, the trial court entered judgment against the District for 1350,00o. 1 The theory of liability on which appellees recovered was threefold: that the District had negligently (1) designed a barrier and ramp on the Southeast Freeway; (2) failed to improve them; and (3) failed to maintain them. On appeal, the District…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Owen v. City of IndependenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Morgan v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Wade v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
- Johnston v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
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3Cited by15 opinions
- McKethean v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Powell Ex Rel. Ricks v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Tucci v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
- Howell v. GrayDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2012
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. DavisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
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