Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Howard
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 28, 1991No. 89-256PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Chief Judge:
The District of Columbia appeals from a judgment in favor of appellee, Bertha Howard, as the result of the alleged wrongful death of her husband following his fall down a flight of stairs. The District assigns numerous errors, including the failure of appellee to establish that the emergency medical technicians or the transporting police officers breached any standard of care in their treatment of Mr. Howard, that there was insufficient evidence the police officers assaulted and battered Mr. Howard when they put him in or took him out of the paddy wagon, and that appellee…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Adkins v. MortonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
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3Cited by7 opinions
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