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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. BARRITEAU

No. 13110.

399 A.2d 563 (1979)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant, v. Agnes BARRITEAU and Thomas Barriteau, Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 16, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward E. Schwab, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., with whom John R. Risher, Jr., Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., at the time the brief was filed, and Richard W. Barton, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Jack H. Olender, Washington, D. C., with whom Daniel R. Kane, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellees.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, and NEBEKER and YEAGLEY, Associate Judges.

NEWMAN, Chief Judge:

This case arises from a negligence action in which the jury returned a verdict in favor of appellees and awarded damages totalling $225,000.1 In this appeal, the District of Columbia concedes the issue of liability, but challenges the amount of the damage award. Two issues are presented for our determination: (1) whether the trial court erred in permitting the jury in a personal...

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