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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. WILSON

No. 96-CV-1394.

721 A.2d 591 (1998)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant, v. Linda WILSON, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 17, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. McKay, Jr., Assistant Corporation Counsel, with whom Jo Anne Robinson, Principal Deputy Corporation Counsel, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel, were on the brief, for appellant.

Johnny M. Howard, Washington, DC, for appellee.

Before TERRY, SCHWELB, and REID, Associate Judges.

SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

On July 28, 1992, Russell Brown, who was serving a sentence as a youthful offender1 at the Lorton Youth Center, died of asthma. On July 27, 1993, Brown's mother, Linda Wilson, brought this action against the District of Columbia, pursuant to the wrongful death2 and survival3 statutes, alleging medical malpractice and other negligence. The case went to trial...

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