POWELL v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 92-CV-423.

634 A.2d 403 (1993)

Aubrey POWELL, A Minor, By and Through His Mother, Shirley RICKS, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 29, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy Junkin, with whom Lauren Clingan, Washington, DC, was on the brief, for appellant.

Edward E. Schwab, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom John Payton, Corp. Counsel, Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, and Lutz Alexander Prager, Asst. Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, DC, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before ROGERS, Chief Judge, and SCHWELB and KING, Associate Judges.


SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

Aubrey Powell, a minor, appeals from the Superior Court's dismissal of his complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Through his mother and next friend, Shirley Ricks, Aubrey filed a three-count complaint against the District of Columbia, alleging that injuries which he sustained in a traffic accident were proximately caused by the District's common law negligence and by its negligence in failing to comply with...

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