Case law

Debose v. Brown

159 A.3d 1221 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Mar 8, 2017

Ford v. United States

533 A.2d 617 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Nov 5, 1987

The premise of our adversarial system is that appellate courts do not sit as self-directed boards of legal inquiry and research, but essentially as arbiters of legal questions presented and argued by the parties before them … See Harris v.

Brown v. Plant

157 A.2d 289 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jan 12, 1960

Barnard v. Schneider, 1957, 100 U.S.App.D.C. 152 , 243 F.2d 258 .

Brown v. Clancy

43 A.2d 296 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jul 27, 1945

Defendant Brown’s truck, operated by-defendant Epps, was being driven west on *297 R Street, a one-way thoroughfare for westbound traffic. … Ross v. Hartman, 78 U.S.App.D.C. 217 , 139 F.2d 14 . Capital Transit Co. v. Holloway, supra. See also Carlin v. Haas, 124 Conn. 259 , 199 A. 430 ; Gregware v. Poliquin, 135 Me. 139 , 190 A. 811 ; Zuidema v.

Creighton v. Brown

77 A.2d 559 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Dec 20, 1950

Wells v. Alropa Corporation, 1936, 65 App.D.C. 281 , 82 F.2d 887 . We would appear to be bound by Newman v. Baker, supra, and Bieber v. … In Blewitt v. Boorum, 142 N.Y. 357 , 37 N.E. 119 , referred to in Newman v.

Brown ex rel. Brown v. Lutzky

154 A.2d 125 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Aug 25, 1959

Suit was brought by appellant Lillian Brown in her own right and as next friend *126 ■of her minor daughter to recover for injuries sustained by the latter in appellee’s drug store. … Campbell v. Safeway Stores, Inc., D.C.Mun.App., 149 A.2d 420 . The mere maintenance of a swinging door is not in itself an act of negligence. See Annotation 16 A.L.R.2d 1161 , 1164.

Pollock v. Brown

395 A.2d 50 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Nov 16, 1978

Hamilton v. Hamilton, D.C.App., 247 A.2d 421 (1968). And in Pouncey v. … Koppal v. Travelers Indemnity Co., supra at 339.

Brown v. Carr

503 A.2d 1241 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jan 22, 1986

The behavior objected to by Carr included oral and written statements made by Brown and his attorney before the Transportation Committee, the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA), and the Advisory Neighborhood Commission for … Indeed, as noted above, the decision of this court in Carr v. Brown, left open the possibility that Brown had acted maliciously.

Brown v. Watts

993 A.2d 529 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Apr 15, 2010

The OEA board, in affirming the ALJ’s decision, ruled that Mr. … See Davidson v.

Carr v. Brown

395 A.2d 79 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Nov 24, 1978

Somers Construction Co. v. Board of Education, 198 F.Supp. 732 (D.N.J.1961). *85 We find Hohl v. Mettler, 62 N.J.Super 62, 162 A.2d 128 (App.Div.1960), relevant to the instant case. … E. g., Vanbeever v. DeWolf, 528 F.2d 932 (3d Cir. 1976); Stokes v. Peyton's, Inc., 508 F.2d 1287 (5th Cir. 1975); Suh v. Rosenberg, 437 F.2d 1098 (9th Cir. 1971). 2 .

Den v. Den

222 A.2d 647 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 20, 1966

Brown v. Coates, 102 U.S.App.D.C. 300 , 303, 253 F.2d 36, 39 , 67 A.L.R.2d 943 (1958). The circumstances of the instant case do not fit the narrow limits set forth in Brown. … Gilfillan v. McKee, 159 U.S. 303 , 16 S.Ct. 6 , 40 L.Ed. 161 (1895). 2 . Chesapeake & Potomac Tel. Co. v. Clay, 90 U.S.App.D.C. 206 , 194 F.2d 888 (1952); Schlein v.

Brown Ex Rel. Brown v. Argenbright Security, Inc.

782 A.2d 752 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Oct 4, 2001

emotional distress claims against both parties based on the alleged posting of her picture on the bulletin board. … Giles v.

Brown v. Jefferson

451 A.2d 74 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Sep 22, 1982

In the Brown case, the Retirement Board found that he is “physically incapacitated for duty by reason of disability aggravated by the performance of duty as a policeman.” … The Board denied administrative sick leave ruling that § 6324 is not applicable where a non-duty injury or condition such as Brown’s is aggravated in the performance of duty.

Brown v. Jonz

572 A.2d 455 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Apr 5, 1990

See Kowalak v. … See Cannon v.

Brown v. United States

211 A.3d 158 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jun 24, 2019

Schwartz v. Brown

64 A.2d 298 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Feb 17, 1949

Brown, Jr., and Ruth M. Brown, hereinafter referred to as the broker, acted as agents 'in the leasing of certain store property owned by Charles G. and Etta S. Wells in April 1943. The lease provided that “Walter A. … Elliott v. Sackett, 108 U.S. 132 , 2 S.Ct. 375, 380 , 27 L.Ed. 678 ; Shepherd v. May, 115 U.S. 505 , 6 S.Ct. 119 , 29 L.Ed. 456 .

Brown v. Howard Univ.

201 A.3d 577 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jan 10, 2019

Brown v. United States

201 A.3d 579 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jan 18, 2019

Brown v. United States

199 A.3d 624 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Dec 18, 2018

Brown v. United States

187 A.3d 1251 · District of Columbia Court of Appeals · Jun 14, 2018