HOLDER v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 94-CV-1383.

700 A.2d 738 (1997)

Michael HOLDER, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 21, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor E. Long, with whom Cheryl Stein, Washington, DC, was on the brief, for appellant.

Donna M. Murasky, Assistant Corporation Counsel, with whom Charles F.C. Ruff, Corporation Counsel at the time the brief was filed, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before WAGNER, Chief Judge, and STEADMAN and KING, Associate Judges.


STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

This case arises from the shooting of appellant Michael Holder by an off-duty police officer. Holder brought suit against the appellee District of Columbia, and the case went to the jury on two theories of liability: negligence and assault and battery. Following a partial jury verdict in favor of the District on the negligence claim, the trial court entered judgment as a matter of law for the District...

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