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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. CARMICHAEL

No. 88-47.

577 A.2d 312 (1990)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant, v. David CARMICHAEL and Henry Johnson, Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 3, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward E. Schwab, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom Frederick D. Cooke, Jr., Corp. Counsel at the time the brief was filed, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, were on the brief, for appellant.

Steven R. Kiersh, with whom Russell F. Canan and Karen M. Schneider were on the brief, for appellees.

Before TERRY, SCHWELB, and FARRELL, Associate Judges.

TERRY, Associate Judges:

Appellees Carmichael and Johnson, inmates of the District of Columbia's maximum security prison at Lorton, Virginia, were assaulted by several of their fellow prisoners. They received multiple stab wounds and required surgery and extended hospitalization. A few months later they brought this negligence action against the District of Columbia, basing their claim on D.C.Code § 24-442 (1989).1 Their main contention...

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