Legal Opinion
Washington v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 6, 1981No. 13095PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
This case presents two questions: (1) whether a letter from counsel advising the District of Columbia that appellant had suffered injuries from a fall in a public housing unit satisfied the requirements of D.C. Code 1973, § 12-309, that a claimant, within six months of the injury, must give written notice of the “cause, and circumstances” (as well as the place and approximate time)1; and, if so, (2) whether the trial court erred in granting the District’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict on the ground there was insufficient evidence that the alleged…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Brady v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Pitts v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Rich v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Braxton v. National Capital Housing AuthorityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Miller v. SpencerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
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3Cited by70 opinions
- Jane Doe, a Minor Child, by Next Friend, Leslie G. Fein v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
- Stephens v. StearnsIdaho Supreme Court · 1984
- Joseph Spiegler v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
- Romer v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- District of Columbia v. DunmoreDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
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