Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Cooper
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 11, 1982No. 80-206PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Associate Judge:
This matter arose out of a personal injury action instituted by appellee, Mary Cooper, against the District of Columbia as the result of a fall she sustained on a walkway located within the confines of the Lorton Reformatory. A jury trial was had at which appellee posited that her fall and resultant injuries were proximately caused by the District’s negligent failure to maintain the walkway in a reasonably safe condition. Following the denial of the District’s motions for a directed verdict at the close of appellee’s case, and again at the close of all the evidence, the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Shewmaker v. Capital Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Rich v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Jones v. Safeway Stores, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- District of Columbia v. WilliamsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
- Proctor v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- Oxendine v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Lively v. Flexible Packaging Ass'nDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
- East Penn Manufacturing Co. v. PinedaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Smith, Mary Jo v. Sheraton WA HotelCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
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