Legal Opinion
Braxton v. National Capital Housing Authority
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 19, 1978No. 13418PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant brought this tort action in the Superior Court claiming that appellees’ negligence was the cause of a burglary of her apartment resulting in the loss of various items of personal property. The court dismissed the action, and from that order comes this appeal. We affirm.
I
On January 13, 1975, thieves broke into appellant’s apartment, taking items which appellant valued at $2,000, but which the police valued at $150.00. The apartment is operated by appellee National Capital Housing Authority (NCHA). A police report made on January 13 states that the burglars gained entry by pryihg open…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Pitts v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Miller v. SpencerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- Hill v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- Hurd v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1954
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3Cited by58 opinions
- Jane Doe, a Minor Child, by Next Friend, Leslie G. Fein v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
- Romer v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Turner v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Washington v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Cooke-Seals v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1997
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