Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Howell
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 24, 1992No. 90-639PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
Appellees Dedrick Howell and his parents sued the District of Columbia and The American University for severe injuries which Dedrick sustained because of an accidental explosion during a chemistry class for gifted and talented children at the Ben W. Murch School summer program. After a ten-day trial, a jury found the District of Columbia negligent under each of several alternative theories: (1) the principal of the Murch School, Mary Gill, had failed to exercise ordinary care for the safety of the children in the summer program; (2) the director of the program, Greg…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Washington v. Washington Hospital CenterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Oxendine v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Romer v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Dyson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Willis E. Wilson, Rep., Estate of Tomikia Wilson v. Good Humor Corporation and David A. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- District of Columbia v. HawkinsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- McClamrock v. Eli Lilly and Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 2003
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