Torts!

Resource 20 . 5

14 minutes

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. Johnson : "The Suicide in the Subway Station"

Jonathan Zittrain,

Jordi Weinstock

Should the last clear chance doctrine extend liability to situations where plaintiffs injured themselves knowingly?

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

726 A.2d 172

No. 96-SP-1784

1999-03-03

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