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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. PETERS

No. 85-484.

527 A.2d 1269 (1987)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., Appellants, v. Deborah Y. PETERS, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 18, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward E. Schwab, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom John H. Suda, Acting Corp. Counsel at the time the brief was filed, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellants.

Robert Cadeaux, with whom Frederic W. Schwartz, Jr., Washington, D.C., was on brief, for appellees.

Before PRYOR, Chief Judge, and FERREN and BELSON, Associate Judges.

BELSON, Associate Judge:

This appeal presents, among other issues, the question whether a widow, as her deceased husband's personal representative, was properly awarded damages for his death by suicide. We hold that the evidence did not bring this case within the limited category of cases in which damages can be awarded for wrongful death by suicide. Because the jury returned a lump sum verdict which included both damages in a survival action, which we affirm, and...

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