Gwinn v. District of Columbia

How courts have described this case

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• holding that “notice under § 12-309 is a ‘condition precedent’ to filing a suit against the District”
• “[Ujnless timely notice is given, no ‘right of action’ or ‘entitlement to maintain an action’ accrues”
• “[UJnless timely notice is given, no ‘right of action’ or ‘entitlement to maintain action’ accrues.”
• “Section 12-309 constitutes a departure from the common law concept of sovereign immunity.”
• \Section 12-309 constitutes a departure from the common law concept of sovereign immunity.\
• “To permit the notice period to be tolled, ... would create a situation where prospective litigants could delay [perhaps for many] years before notifying the District of their claim. Such an interpretation would totally frustrate the legislative intent.”

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