CHADBOURNE v. KAPPAZ

No. 98-CV-1672.

779 A.2d 293 (2001)

James F. CHADBOURNE, III, Appellant, v. George & Amarie KAPPAZ, Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 23, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas T. Christakos, with whom Ronald R. Massumi, Washington, DC, was on the brief, for appellant.

Nona J. Bonanno, Washington, DC, for appellee.

Before STEADMAN, RUIZ, and WASHINGTON, Associate Judges.


WASHINGTON, Associate Judge:

The principal issue presented on appeal is whether the trial court erred in giving a jury instruction that did not require the jury to find that violation of the District of Columbia "leash law" statute is negligence as a matter of law. We affirm.

I.

This appeal arises from an incident occurring on the morning of April 16, 1995, in which appellant, James Chadbourne, was injured...

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