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I saw this on Wikipedia so I question its accuracy.. I thought I would ask the forum. Maybe a lawyer could provide their thoughts.
This is what I saw:
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Warren v. District of Columbia
Warren v. District of Columbia[1] (444 A.2d. 1, D.C. Ct. of Ap. 1981) is an oft-quoted[2] District of Columbia Court of Appeals case that held that the police do not owe a specific duty to provide police services to citizens based on the public duty doctrine.
The trial judges held that the police were under no specific legal duty to provide protection to the individual plaintiffs and dismissed the complaints. .....the court also held that Douglas failed to fit within the class of persons to whom a special duty was owed and affirmed the trial court's dismissal of her complaint.
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Full disclosure: I cherry picked the above info from the entry so likely missed the really important stuff.
I wonder who are the class of persons to whom a special duty is owed? I hope I am one of them! Or do I have to call officers Smith and Wesson to help me?
If this was discussed earlier, sorry in advance.
This is what I saw:
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Warren v. District of Columbia
Warren v. District of Columbia[1] (444 A.2d. 1, D.C. Ct. of Ap. 1981) is an oft-quoted[2] District of Columbia Court of Appeals case that held that the police do not owe a specific duty to provide police services to citizens based on the public duty doctrine.
The trial judges held that the police were under no specific legal duty to provide protection to the individual plaintiffs and dismissed the complaints. .....the court also held that Douglas failed to fit within the class of persons to whom a special duty was owed and affirmed the trial court's dismissal of her complaint.
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Full disclosure: I cherry picked the above info from the entry so likely missed the really important stuff.
I wonder who are the class of persons to whom a special duty is owed? I hope I am one of them! Or do I have to call officers Smith and Wesson to help me?
If this was discussed earlier, sorry in advance.