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SEMLER v. PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE OF WASHINGTON, D. C.

Nos. 76-2056 and 76-2059.

575 F.2d 922 (1978)

Helen SEMLER, Administratrix of the Estate of Natalia Semler, Deceased, Appellant, v. PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE OF WASHINGTON, D. C., INC., et al. Helen SEMLER, Administratrix of the Estate of Natalia Semler, Deceased, v. PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE OF WASHINGTON, D. C., INC., et al., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 28, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Lewis, Washington, D. C., for Helen Semler, Administratrix of the Estate of Natalia Semler, deceased.

Quentin R. Corrie, Annandale, Va., of the bar of the Supreme Court of Virginia, pro hac vice, by special leave of Court, for appellee. Anthony F. Troy, Atty. Gen. of Virginia, Stuart H. Dunn, Deputy Atty. Gen. and Henry M. Massie, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Richmond, Va., were on the brief, for appellee, Paul Folliard. Darryl L. Wyland, Falls Church, Va., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before WRIGHT, McGOWAN and WILKEY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by WILKEY, Circuit Judge.

WILKEY, Circuit Judge:

The issue presented in this case is whether a Virginia judgment for plaintiff under the Virginia Wrongful Death Act1 precludes plaintiff from seeking further recovery in a District of Columbia court for the same wrongful death under the District of Columbia Wrongful Death Act2 and Survival Act.3

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