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WESTBROOK v. WASHINGTON GAS & LIGHT CO.

No. 97-CV-1122.

748 A.2d 437 (2000)

Albert WESTBROOK, Appellant, v. WASHINGTON GAS & LIGHT COMPANY, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 13, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth M. Robinson, with whom Randall W. Roy, Washington, DC, was on the brief, for appellant.

Beverly J. Burke, with whom L. Patrice Latimer, Washington, DC, was on the brief, for appellee.

Before SCHWELB and REID, Associate Judges, and KING, Senior Judge.

REID, Associate Judge:

After a jury trial, this case resulted in a verdict in favor of appellee Washington Gas & Light Company ("Washington Gas") due to a finding that appellant Albert Westbrook voluntarily assumed a known risk that was the proximate cause of his injury. During trial, Mr. Westbrook requested an instruction on the last clear chance doctrine. The trial court declined to give the instruction. On appeal, Mr. Westbrook contends that the trial court...

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