· 4/13/1987
District of Columbia v. Doe
Citations
- 524 A.2d 30
- 38 Educ. L. Rep. 1037
- 1987 D.C. App. LEXIS 327
How courts have described this case
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- concluding that “the probative evidence presented by [the plaintiffs] of a criminally active environment raised a factual issue of foreseeability ... sufficient for submission to the jury”
- stating that “[evidence of prior incidents is generally admissible to show a defendant’s notice or knowledge of a dangerous condition that causes an injury”
- comparing Kelly’s risk profile “to ten other randomly selected offenders with similar profiles” and finding “that all ten had gone on to commit serious crimes”
- declining to finally resolve the issue in the “absence of a fuller record”
- abduction from school property and subsequent rape
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Judges: Pryor, Newman, Steadman
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