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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. HENDERSON

No. 95-CV-1453.

710 A.2d 874 (1998)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant, v. Kevin HENDERSON, Sr., et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 30, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. Hemmersbaugh, with whom Ronald S. Flagg, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel, and Donna M. Murasky, Assistant Corporation Counsel, Washington, DC, were on the brief, for appellant.

Gerald I. Holtz, Washington, DC, with whom Crystal S. Deese, Alexandria, VA, was on the brief, for appellees.

Before STEADMAN, FARRELL and REID, Associate Judges.

STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

In this case, we are asked to determine whether the District of Columbia can be held liable for the collision between a civilian vehicle occupied by appellees and two police cars on an emergency run. We reverse the judgments in favor of appellees because they failed to demonstrate that the police acted with "gross negligence," as required by D.C.Code § 1-1212 (1992) and more particularly defined in our recent decision in District...

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