Legal Opinion
Wade v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 17, 1973No. 5086PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*859KELLY, Associate Judge:
Some years ago Margaret Graves, individually and as next friend of Linwood Lawrence Graves, her minor son, sued the District of Columbia on a complaint charging it, through several of its police officers, with an assault and battery on and a false arrest of the minor plaintiff. Thereafter, the complaint was dismissed upon motion of the District interposing the defense of governmental immunity. After submission without argument of an appeal from that order of dismissal, and at the suggestion of the litigants, this court deferred decision on the merits pending the outcome…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Gregoire v. BiddleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- District of Columbia v. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Muskopf v. Corning Hospital DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
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3Cited by104 opinions
- Honorable Ronald v. Dellums v. James M. Powell, Chief, United States Capitol Police, Jerry v. Wilson, Chief, Metropolitan Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Frances Rogala v. District of Columbia and Ephriam Williams, Officer, Badge 4357Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1999
- Jackson v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Marshall v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- McKethean v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
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