Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Walker
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 6, 1997No. 93-CV-113, 94-CV-14 and 94-CV-1309PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge;
These consolidated appeals involve the extent of the District’s liability for high-speed chases by its law enforcement personnel. We set aside the judgments entered against the District in both cases.
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A juvenile driving a stolen car was pursued by Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers through the District of Columbia and into Maryland via Suitland Parkway, where the juvenile collided with another car and killed the driver, Terry Proctor Walker. Mrs. Walker’s husband, William Walker, sued the District under Maryland’s wrongful death and survival statutes,1…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Boyer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1991
- DeWald v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1986
- Bullins v. SchmidtSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1988
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3Cited by62 opinions
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