Chapter 400. To amend the Act entitled “An Act authorizing the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to settle claims and suits against the District of Columbia,” approved February 11, 1929
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CHAP. 400.— An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act authorizing the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to settle claims and suits against the District of Columbia,” approved February 11, 1929. June 5, 1930.[[H. R. 9996](/us/bill/71/hr/9996).][[Public, No. 305](/us/pl/71/305).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, District of Columbia.Claims against, to be settled by the Commissioners.Vol. 45, p. 1160, amended. That subsection,
(a)of section 1 of the Act entitled “An Act authorizing the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to settle claims and suits against the District of Columbia,” approved February 11, 1929, be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows: " “(a) Negligent acts, etc., of employees, whether or not on official duty. Arises out of the negligence or wrongful act, either of commission or omission, of any officer or employee of the District of Columbia for whose negligence or acts the District of Columbia, if a private individual would be liable prima facie to respond in damages, irrespective of whether such negligence occurred or such acts were done in the performance of a municipal or a governmental function *Proviso*.Defense of District to any suit allowed.of said District: *Provided*, *however*, That nothing herein contained shall be construed as depriving the District of Columbia of any defense it may have to any suit, either at law or in equity, which Not applicable to prior suits.may be instituted against it or to give any person, corporation, partnership, or association any right to institute any suit against the District of Columbia which did not exist prior to the passage of this Act.” " Approved, June 5, 1930.