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RICHBOW v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 90-456.

600 A.2d 1063 (1991)

Elease RICHBOW, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 9, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Palmer Ifill, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

James C. McKay, Jr., Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom John Payton, Corp. Counsel, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before FERREN, SCHWELB and FARRELL, Associate Judges.

FARRELL, Associate Judge:

In this medical malpractice action in which the personal representative was substituted for the deceased plaintiff, the jury found by special verdict that the defendant District of Columbia provided negligent care and treatment to Joe Richbow following his surgery at D.C. General Hospital in 1976, but that the District's negligence did not proximately cause Mr. Richbow's ensuing injuries. On appeal, appellant's primary contentions are that...

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