Legal Opinion
Cunningham v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 28, 1990No. 89-898PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Ricky Brogsdale, a parolee under the supervision of the District of Columbia Board of Parole, shot seven women during a six-week period in September and October 1987. Two of the women died; the other five suffered various injuries, some of them extremely serious. The five surviving victims and the estates and next of kin of the two decedents filed this action against the District of Columbia, Dr. Peter Roemer, and “John Doe One through John Doe Twenty and Jane Doe One through Jane Doe Twenty,” all of whom were alleged to be employees of the District of Columbia or Saint…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Bradley v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
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3Cited by14 opinions
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