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SOWELL v. HYATT CORP.

No. 91-CV-1291.

623 A.2d 1221 (1993)

Lena B. SOWELL and Perlow Sowell, Appellants, v. HYATT CORPORATION, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 4, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paris A. Artis, Hyattsville, MO, was on the brief for appellant.

Ralph G. Blasey and Leonard C. Greenebaum, Washington, DC, were on the brief for appellee.

Before ROGERS, Chief Judge, and FERREN and SULLIVAN, Associate Judges.

ROGERS, Chief Judge:

Appellants Lena Sowell and Perlow Sowell appeal from the grant of summary judgment on the ground that the trial judge erred as a matter of law in ruling that a plaintiff must show, in order to recover for emotional distress and resulting physical injury caused by a defendant's negligence and breach of warranty, that the distress was caused by a direct physical impact. We reverse.

I.

On October 16, 1990, Lena B. Sowell and Perlow...

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