GILLESPIE v. WASHINGTON

No. 12780.

395 A.2d 18 (1978)

Kenneth R. GILLESPIE et al., Appellants, v. Eleanora J. WASHINGTON, Administratrix of the Estate of Frederick Washington, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 6, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Cadeaux, Washington, D. C., for appellants.

Joseph S. McCarthy, Washington, D. C., for appellee. Marion B. Phillips, Ronald A. Karp and Alexander L. Benton, Washington, D. C., entered appearances for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, and KERN and MACK, Associate Judges.


MACK, Associate Judge:

Appellant challenges the decision of the trial court, granting a motion for summary judgment against him as plaintiff in this action for personal injuries. We affirm.

The relevant facts are these: On May 24, 1976, appellant was a member of the Metropolitan Police Department's Harbor Patrol. That day, he responded while on duty to a radio call requesting his assistance at the scene of a boating accident in the Anacostia River. The accident...

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