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WANZER v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 88-386.

580 A.2d 127 (1990)

Irene L. WANZER, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of James R. Lee, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 28, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward S. Horowitz, Greenbelt, Md., for appellant.

Donna M. Murasky, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom Frederick D. Cooke, Jr., Corp. Counsel at the time the brief was filed, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before BELSON, TERRY, and STEADMAN, Associate Judges.

TERRY, Associate Judge:

Although there are privately owned ambulance companies which do business in the District of Columbia, most ambulance service is provided by the District of Columbia Fire Department through its Emergency Medical Service (EMS). To request an EMS ambulance, a person typically dials the emergency "911" telephone number. At about 3:30 a.m. on December 27, 1986, James Lee did just that. The conversation between Mr. Lee and the dispatcher went as...

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