DORMAN v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 88-7213.

888 F.2d 159 (1989)

Harold DORMAN as Personal Representative of the Estate of Benny Washington, Deceased v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 27, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna M. Murasky, with whom Frederick D. Cooke, Jr. and Charles L. Reischel, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for appellant.

Marc Fiedler, with whom Patrick M. Regan and Charles T. Smith, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for appellee.

Before RUTH B. GINSBURG, SENTELLE, Circuit Judges, and RE, Chief Judge.


Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge RE.

RE, EDWARD D., Chief Judge:

Defendant-appellant, the District of Columbia (District), appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or, in the alternative, for a new trial. This court concludes that the evidence presented was insufficient to justify submission of the case to the jury. We therefore reverse the...

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