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· 9/28/1990

Abney v. District of Columbia

Citations

  • 580 A.2d 1036
  • 1990 D.C. App. LEXIS 243
  • 1990 WL 141046

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that an unpublished Metropolitan Police Department General Order was the equivalent of an “internal operating manual” and not a “rule” or regulation
  • applying heightened negligence standard to “the entire chase by the police officer”
  • statutory concept of emergency run encompasses both pursuit of a motorist by the police officer and the decision to pursue
  • statutory concept of emergency run encompasses both pursuit of a motorist by the police officer and the decision to pursue

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Judges: Belson, Steadman, Farrell

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