Legal Opinion
Barnhardt v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 18, 2010No. 10-SP-178PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge:
We have been asked to answer a question of District of Columbia law certified to this court from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit pursuant to D.C.Code § 11-723 (2001). At issue is whether D.C.Code § 12-309 (2001) operates to bar potential tort claims by appellant, John Barnhardt, against the District of Columbia for destruction of his property. The United States Court of Appeals framed the certified question as follows:
Does D.C.Code § 12-309 bar Barn-hardt’s tort claims due to the fact that he did not provide notice to the Mayor of…
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