MARTIN v. WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CTR.

No. 79-912.

423 A.2d 913 (1980)

Lena MARTIN et al., Appellant, v. WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 22, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sherman L. Cohn, Washington, D. C., with whom Ronald A. Karp, Washington, D. C., was on brief for appellant.

John F. Mahoney, Jr., Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before KERN, MACK and PRYOR, Associate Judges.


KERN, Associate Judge:

This is an appeal from the trial court's entry of a judgment for appellee Washington Hospital Center notwithstanding the jury's verdict in favor of appellant. Appellant is the mother of Willis Earl Martin and the personal representative of his estate. She sued the Hospital for the wrongful death of her son in an auto accident occurring some twelve hours after the Hospital released him from emergency treatment.

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