Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Tinker
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 13, 1997No. 93-CV-1020PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Appellee Tinker sued the District of Columbia for injuries allegedly suffered in the course of an arrest. A jury awarded him $500,000 in damages. During the pre-trial phase of the case, the trial court denied the District of Columbia’s motion for leave to amend its answer by asserting the statute of limitations as a defense, and denied the District’s motion for summary judgment based on the statute of limitations. On appeal from the final judgment, the District contends that these pre-trial rulings were erroneous. We agree, reverse the judgment, and remand for further…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- White v. PearlmanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1930
- Etheredge v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Jackson v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Ellis D. Burrell v. Jimmy Newsome, Chief of Police, Port Arthur Police Dept.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Thomas Kaiser v. William CahnCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by35 opinions
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