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DIST. OF COLUMBIA v. HARRIS

Nos. 95-CV-1382, 95-CV-1775.

770 A.2d 82 (2001)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant, v. Van HARRIS, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Tezia Allen, and as parent of Vann Allen, a minor, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 12, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna M. Murasky, Assistant Corporation Counsel, with whom Jo Anne Robinson, Interim Corporation Counsel at the time the brief was filed, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel, and Charlotte Bradley, Assistant Corporation Counsel, were on the brief, for appellant.

Carolyn J. Israel, with whom Patrick J. Christmas was on the brief, Washington, DC, for appellee.

Before WAGNER, Chief Judge, and TERRY and FARRELL, Associate Judges.

Wagner, Chief Judge:

On June 9, 1992, Tezia Allen, who was not quite two years old, was beaten to death by her mother's live-in male companion, Eustus Smith. Smith was convicted of criminal charges arising out of the murder. At about the same time, Tezia's brother, Vann Allen, was the victim of physical abuse in the home. The children's father, Van Harris, on behalf of Vann and as personal representative of Tezia's estate, filed a complaint for damages against the...

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