MESSINA v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 94-CV-17.

663 A.2d 535 (1995)

Gary MESSINA, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 17, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Fortune Fay, Washington, DC, for appellant.

Martin B. White, Assistant Corporation Counsel, with whom Garland Pinkston, Corporation Counsel, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel, Washington, DC, were on brief, for appellee.

Before TERRY, SCHWELB, and KING, Associate Judges.


KING, Associate Judge:

In this negligence action against the District of Columbia ("District"), appellant Gary Messina ("Messina"), father and next friend of minor Karyne Messina ("Karyne"), seeks reversal of the entry of judgment as a matter of law in favor of the District, contending that the testimony of his expert witness was sufficient to establish the requisite standard of care. Messina also contends that it was reversible error for Judge Burgess to deny his...

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