Legal Opinion
Gaither v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 26, 1975No. 8414PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FICKLING, Associate Judge:
Appellant brought suit in the Superior Court against the District of Columbia for injuries he received while an inmate at the Lorton Reformatory. At the close of appellant’s case, the trial court directed a verdict and entered judgment for the District of Columbia. Appellant brings this appeal.
The issues raised which are dispositive of this appeal are: (1) whether appellant was required to prove that the District of Columbia owned and operated the Lorton complex; and (2) whether appellant established a prima facie case of negligence against the District of Columbia.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Justice v. RoseOhio Court of Appeals · 1957
- Vincent A. Alden v. Providence Hospital, George W. Ware, and Habeeb BacchusCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Moore v. MurphySupreme Court of Iowa · 1963
- Princemont Construction Corp. v. A. D. SmithCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by40 opinions
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