Case law

Brooks v. United States

717 A.2d 323 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 27, 1998

Appellant then reached into "an old refrigerator lying on [its] side" (in the middle of the room) and retrieved a crumpled brown paper bag. … See Brown v. United States, 567 A.2d 426, 427 (D.C.1989), cert. denied, 494 U.S. 1037 , 110 S.Ct. 1497 , 108 L.Ed.2d 632 (1990).

Wallace & Layne v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 27, 2026

See, e.g., Govan v. … See, e.g., Walker v.

Crusade v. Capital Transit Co.

63 A.2d 878 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jan 31, 1949

The high degree of care owed by a common carrier to its passengers extends to them when boarding and alighting. Washington & O. D. R. Co. v. Slyder, 43 App.D.C. 95 ; Great Falls & O. D. R. Co. v. … Shewmaker v. Capital Transit Co., 79 U.S.App.D.C. 102 , 143 F.2d 142 ; Simmonds v. Capital Transit Co., 79 U.S. App.D.C. 371, 147 F.2d 570 . Defendant relies heavily on Brown v.

Bailey v. Greenberg

516 A.2d 934 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Oct 29, 1986

See also Brown v. … See Insurance Co. v. Board of Education, supra; Huth v. B.P. Oil, Inc., 555 F.Supp. 191 (D.Md.1983); Johnson v. Kentner, supra; Gagner v. Strekouras, 423 A.2d 1168 (R.I.1980).

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services

965 A.2d 1 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Feb 5, 2009

Brown had not met the rigorous test recognized in Cherrydale. Nevertheless, the CRB held that Mr. Brown was entitled to the new round of TTD benefits because our decisions in Cherrydale and Smith v. … See Watergate East, Inc. v.

Brock v. Mutual Reports, Inc.

397 A.2d 149 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jan 10, 1979

See Davies v. Mansbach, 338 S.W.2d 210, 212 (Ky.1960); Brown v. Chris Nelsen & Sons, Inc., 10 Mich.App. 95, 99 , 158 N.W.2d 818, 820 (1968); Rudman v. … See La Fontaine v. Developers & Builders, Inc., 261 Iowa 1177, 1187-88 , 156 N.W.2d 651, 658 (1968); Brown v. Chris Nelsen & Son, Inc., supra, 10 Mich.App. at 99 , 158 N.W.2d at 820 ; Dixie Glass Co. v.

McCrea v. D.C. Police & Firefighters' Ret. & Relief Bd.

199 A.3d 208 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jan 3, 2019

injuries from sexual harassment are not compensable in workers' compensation and the courts remain open to common law claims, Underwood , 665 A.2d at 638 , and a similar rule applies for most public sector workers, King [ v.

Markovich v. Nichols

429 A.2d 176 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Mar 19, 1981

The Board, on March 7, 1980, considered petitioner’s claim for disability retirement benefits for the third time. It was during this hearing that the Board first learned of petitioner’s increasing mental stress. … The fatal defect with the Board’s decision is that the findings and conclusions drawn do not support the Board’s decision under the provisions cited and relied upon.

Shenk v. Cohen

51 A.2d 298 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Feb 6, 1947

Bowles v. American Stores, 78 U.S.App.D.C. 238 , 139 F.2d 377 , certiorari denied 322 U.S. 730 , 64 S.Ct. 947 , 88 L.Ed. 1565 . Brown v. … See also Bowles v. Farmers Nat. Bank of Lebanon, Ky., 6 Cir., 147 F. 2d 425 ; Brown v. Cummins Distilleries Corporation, D.C.W.D.Ky., 56 F.Supp. 941 . See Lambur v. Yates, supra.

JAMARR MEDLEY ANTOINE RICHARDSON and LUCIOUS MCLEOD v. UNITED STATES

104 A.3d 115 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Dec 18, 2014

Catlett v. … Scott v.

Johnson v. United States

398 A.2d 354 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jan 31, 1979

Brown v. Allen, 344 U.S. 443, 496 , 73 S.Ct. 397, 441 , 97 L.Ed. 469 (1953). … Pollock v. Brown, D.C.App., 395 A.2d 50 (1978); Moore v. Moore, D.C.App., 391 A.2d 762, 770-72 (1978); Farrell v. United States, D.C.App., 391 A.2d 755 (1978).

Blodgett v. University Club

930 A.2d 210 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 9, 2007

v. … Thus, it is widely accepted that members of a board considering disciplinary charges may have prior involvement in the case. See Adkins v.

In Re Bach

966 A.2d 350 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Feb 26, 2009

Attorney Grievance Comm'n of Maryland v. … See, e.g., Brown v. Brown, 524 A.2d 1184, 1188 (1987) ("`bursting bubble' presumption . . . has no evidentiary weight once rebutted by some evidence to the contrary").

Golding-Alleyne v. Department of Employment Services

980 A.2d 1209 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 24, 2009

See Gage v. District of Columbia Bd. of Zoning Adjustment, 738 A.2d 1219, 1222 (D.C.1999) (finding “no error in the Board’s determination that petitioners failed to satisfy their burden of proof’). … The judgment of the Compensation Review Board is hereby Affirmed. 1 .

White v. Hyman

647 A.2d 1175 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 29, 1994

Ass’n v. … In Olim v.

Harrison v. United States

76 A.3d 826 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 29, 2013

Brown v. United States, 683 A.2d 118, 124-25 (D.C.1996) (internal quotation marks omitted); see also Sherer v. United States, 470 A.2d 732, 738-39 (D.C.1983). … Head v.

KS Condo v. Fairfax Village Condominium VII

District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 28, 2023

Brown v. Raines, 293 A.3d 1116, 1119 (D.C. 2023). … Blair v.

Bankers Mutual Insurance v. Friedlander

262 A.2d 606 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Mar 6, 1970

1 and while he was standing in front of the board an electrical explosion and fire occurred within the panel board. … The board was described by one witness as a motor starter panel board with switch and fuse units. . Washington Loan & Trust Co. v. Hickey, 78 U.S.App.D.C. 59 , 137 F.2d 677 (1943) ; Uberti v.

Hollingsworth v. DIST. OF COL. UNEMP. COMP.

375 A.2d 515 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jul 1, 1977

Comm'n, 43 Del. 274 , 46 A.2d 137 (1946), aff'd, 43 Del. 553 , 53 A.2d 761 (1947); Brown-Brockmeyer Co. v. … v.

Bechman v. Southgate

28 App. D.C. 405 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Dec 4, 1906

The case will probably have to be taken to the Board of Examiners-in-Chief, and must be appealed before Aug. 13, 1903.” … Stone v. Pupin, 19 App. D. C. 396, 400; Schupphaus v. Stevens, 17 App. D. C. 548, 555 ; Ostergren v. Tripler, 17 App. D. C. 557, 559; Luger v. Browning, 21 App. D. C. 201, 204; Herman v. Fullman, 23 App. D.