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MORGAN v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 79-588.

468 A.2d 1306 (1983)

Garnett P. MORGAN, et al., Appellants, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 30, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harlow Case, with whom Jack H. Olender, Washington, D.C., was on the response to the petition, for appellants.

Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., with whom Judith W. Rogers, Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., at the time of en banc argument, was on the petition, for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, KERN, NEBEKER, MACK, FERREN, PRYOR, BELSON and TERRY, Associate Judges, and GALLAGHER and KELLY, Associate Judges, Retired.

GALLAGHER, Associate Judge, Retired:

In an action for negligence and wrongful death against the District of Columbia, a jury returned a verdict in favor of appellants on March 6, 1979. On April 20, 1979, the trial court granted the District of Columbia's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict on the ground that appellants had failed to establish the applicable standard of care by which to measure the actions of police officers in the performance of their...

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