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· 4/20/1970

Hackett v. District of Columbia

Citations

  • 264 A.2d 298
  • 1970 D.C. App. LEXIS 264

How courts have described this case

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  • explaining that the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur is not applicable in types of cases where the defendant “must receive [prior] notice [of a defective condition] to be held liable”
  • requirement of notice of defect

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Judges: Hood, Kern, Nebeker

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