TAYLOR v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 98-CV-56.

776 A.2d 1208 (2001)

Delgo TAYLOR, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 26, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morgan J. Hallmon, Bethesda, MD, for appellant.

Mary T. Connelly, Assistant Corporation Counsel, with whom Robert Rigsby, Interim Corporation Counsel at the time the brief was filed, and Charles Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before TERRY, REID and WASHINGTON, Associate Judges.


REID, Associate Judge:

In this case, appellant Delgo Taylor filed a wrongful death and survival action against the District of Columbia, alleging that "[t]he District [] owed a special duty to [her son, Lawrence Taylor], an informant for the Metropolitan Police Department ("MPD") and an individual who assisted the police in arresting and prosecuting a known dangerous criminal. . . ."; and that the District's negligence in failing to properly protect Mr. Taylor was...

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