Legal Opinion

Johnson v. District of Columbia

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided March 18, 1999No. 96-CV-1906PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRYOR, Senior Judge:

Appellant Johnson filed suit against appel-lees, the District of Columbia, Bradford White Corporation (“Bradford White”), and Robertshaw Controls Company (“Robert-shaw”), for damages caused by a scalding injury to her daughter. Her complaint included a variety of claims. She asserted a breach of lease claim against the landlord, the District of Columbia. Johnson pursued claims based on the theories of breach of warranty, strict liability, and negligent failure to warn against Bradford White and Robertshaw. Johnson also asserted a theory of negligent infliction of emotional…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
  4. Dyas v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
  5. Williams v. BakerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990

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3Cited by24 opinions

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  4. Jung v. George Washington UniversityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
  5. Reed v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003

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