FARRIS v. DIST. OF COLUMBIA

No. 19-CV-552.

257 A.3d 509 (2021)

George P. FARRIS, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 19, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George R.A. Doumar , Arlington, with whom Jonathan E. Levine was on the brief, for appellant.

Thais-Lyn Trayer , Assistant Attorney General, for appellee. Karl A. Racine , Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Washington, Loren L. AliKhan , Solicitor General, Washington, Caroline S. Van Zile , Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Carl J. Schifferle , Deputy Solicitor General, and Lucy E. Pittman , Assistant Attorney General, Washington, were on the brief for appellee.

Opinion by Associate Judge McLeese, concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part, at page 519.


George Farris seeks to hold the District of Columbia liable for extensive flooding damage to his home, which he attributes to the District's neglect of an alleyway that drained onto his adjacent property. The Superior Court granted summary judgment to the District on Mr. Farris...

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