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HOLMES v. AMEREX RENT-A-CAR

No. 97-SP-943.

710 A.2d 846 (1998)

Ronnie HOLMES, Appellant, v. AMEREX RENT-A-CAR, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 9, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul M. Higgins, Rockville, MD, with whom Patrick M. Regan, Washington, DC, and Jonathan E. Halperin, were on the brief, for appellant.

James M. Linsao, Bethesda, MD, with whom Terence J. O'Connell, Rockville, MD, was on the brief, for appellees.

Before SCHWELB and FARRELL, Associate Judges, and GALLAGHER, Senior Judge.

GALLAGHER, Senior Judge:

In this case we answer the following two certified questions of law from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit:1

Under District of Columbia law, may a plaintiff recover against a defendant who has negligently or recklessly destroyed or allowed to be destroyed evidence that would have assisted the plaintiff in pursuing a claim against a third party? If a plaintiff...

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