CALOMERIS v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Civ. A. No. 3520-54.

125 F.Supp. 266 (1954)

Stella CALOMERIS, Administratrix of the Estate of Harry Calomeris, Plaintiff, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Defendant.

United States District Court District of Columbia.

October 29, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vernon E. West, Corp. Counsel for Dist. of Columbia, Milton D. Korman, Asst. Corp. Counsel, and Lyman J. Umstead, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., for the motion.

Charles S. Sures, Washington, D. C., opposed.


HOLTZOFF, District Judge.

This is an action against the District of Columbia to recover damages for wrongful death claimed to have resulted from the alleged negligence of the staff of the District of Columbia General Hospital, a public institution maintained by the defendant, in which the deceased was a patient. The defendant moves to dismiss the complaint on the ground that in maintaining and operating the hospital, the District of Columbia was performing a governmental...

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