Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Hawkins
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 4, 2001No. 96-CV-218, 96-CV-484, 96-CV-525, 96-CV553PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAGNER, Chief Judge:
At issue in these consolidated appeals is whether appellant, the District of Columbia, is liable for the deaths of the driver and a passenger in a motor vehicle which was sfruek by the driver of another vehicle who was being pursued in a high speed chase by police officers of the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Donna Love, who was driving, and her seven year old nephew, James Gripper, Jr., were killed in the accident. Appellees, Natalie Love Hawkins, individually and as personal representative of the Estate of James Bernell Gripper, Jr. and…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Weinberg v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Semler v. Psychiatric Institute of Washington, D. C., Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- District of Columbia v. WalkerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
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3Cited by30 opinions
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