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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. ROSS

No. 96-CV-266.

697 A.2d 14 (1997)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant, v. Angela Michelle ROSS, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 12, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. McKay, Jr., 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 appellant.

Daniel S. Kozma, Washington, DC, for appellees.

Before STEADMAN and SCHWELB, Associate Judges, and KERN, Senior Judge.

STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

By legislative enactment, no one may bring suit against the District of Columbia for damage to person or property unless "within six months after the injury or damage was sustained," proper written notice is given to the District. D.C.Code § 12-309 (1995). Here an infant child in a District public housing project ingested lead-based paint chips causing her blood lead level to rise to a level that resulted in her hospitalization for...

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