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CALOMERIS v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 12522.

226 F.2d 266 (1955)

Stella CALOMERIS, Administratrix of the Estate of Harry Calomeris, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 21, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Charles S. Sures, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. Milton D. Korman, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom Mr. Vernon E. West, Corp. Counsel, Mr. Chester H. Gray, Principal Asst. Corp. Counsel, and Messrs. Harry L. Walker and Lyman J. Umstead, Asst. Corp. Counsel, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before PRETTYMAN, WILBUR K. MILLER, and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.

PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, Stella Calomeris, is administratrix of the estate of her husband. She filed a civil action in the District Court alleging he died as the result of negligent medical treatment at the District of Columbia General Hospital, owned and operated by the District Government, a body-corporate for municipal purposes. The trial court dismissed the complaint, holding the operation of the hospital to be a governmental function and the government...

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