STROTHER v. DIST. OF COLUMBIA

No. 9815.

372 A.2d 1291 (1977)

Oliver William STROTHER, Administrator of the Estate of Charles Strother, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 29, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick J. Moran, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Dennis McDaniel, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., with whom C. Francis Murphy, Corp. Counsel at the time the brief was filed, Louis P. Robbins, Principal Asst. Corp. Counsel, and Richard W. Barton, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

David P. Sutton, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., entered an appearance for appellee.

Before KELLY, GALLAGHER and HARRIS, Associate Judges.


GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:

This action, brought under the Survival Act (D.C.Code 1973, § 12-101) and the Wrongful Death Act (D.C.Code 1973, §§ 16-2701 to -2703) is before us on appeal from the Civil Division of the Superior Court. The trial court granted defendant-appellee's motion to dismiss and thereafter denied plaintiff-appellant's motion for leave to file an amended complaint on the ground that appellant...

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