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QUIN v. GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV.

No. 13883.

407 A.2d 580 (1979)

Diana S. QUIN et al., Appellants, v. The GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 3, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry J. Nace, Washington, D. C., with whom Richard S. Paulson, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellants.

Denver H. Graham, Washington, D. C., for appellees.

Before KELLY, GALLAGHER and FERREN, Associate Judges.

GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:

This appeal raises questions concerning the propriety of a res ipsa loquitur instruction in a medical malpractice case. Appellant Diana Quin, wife of the deceased patient, brought a wrongful death and survival action1 against decedent's surgeons, Drs. Shorb and Knoll, and the George Washington University Hospital (the Hospital). The jury returned a verdict in favor of the Hospital and both doctors. On appeal...

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