PROFITT v. SMITH

No. 84-1574.

513 A.2d 216 (1986)

Kate A. PROFITT, et al., Appellants, v. Henry J. SMITH, III, M.D., et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 10, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Toussaint Alexander, Washington, D.C., was on brief, for appellant. Mercer G. Anderson, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for appellant.

William J. Donnelly, Jr., Washington, D.C., was on brief, for appellee Smith.

James P. Schaller, Washington, D.C., was on brief, for appellee Washington Hosp. Center.

Before NEWMAN, TERRY and ROGERS, Associate Judges.


TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellants, Kate Profitt and her husband, Lennox Profitt, appeal from the trial court's order denying their motion to vacate its prior entry of summary judgment for appellees, Dr. Henry J. Smith, III, and the Washington Hospital Center. We affirm.

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Mrs. Profitt was admitted to the Washington Hospital Center in March 1981 for delivery of her third child. When her obstetrician, Dr. Smith, examined her, he found signs of fetal...

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