Legal Opinion
Matthews v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 31, 1978No. 11476PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Chief Judge:
Appellant, an inmate of Lorton Reformatory, sued the District of Columbia for damages based on alleged negligence in inmate supervision and general prison security which rendered appellant vulnerable to knife attack by unidentified fellow inmates. The jury returned a verdict for appellant and awarded $15,000 in damages. The trial court subsequently granted appellee’s motion for judgment n. o. v., and this appeal followed. Appellant contends on appeal that the trial court erred in ■ finding: (1) that appellant failed to establish a sufficient factual basis for a jury to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. MunizSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Parker v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- John R. Jones v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- D. C. Transit System, Inc. v. CarneyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
- Gaither v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by50 opinions
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- Andrew Ellsworth Morgan v. District of Columbia, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- District of Columbia v. FreemanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
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