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MELTON v. CRANE RENTAL CO.

No. 98-CV-1469.

742 A.2d 875 (1999)

Isadore MELTON, Appellant, v. CRANE RENTAL COMPANY, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 16, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Green, Jr., Silver Spring, MD, for appellant.

Robert L. Hebb, Baltimore, MD, for appellee.

Before STEADMAN and WASHINGTON, Associate Judges, and NEWMAN, Senior Judge.

WASHINGTON, Associate Judge:

The primary issue on appeal is whether this jurisdiction will recognize an exception to the Professional Rescuer's Doctrine1 (doctrine) for independent acts of negligence. Appellant, Isadore Melton, challenges the trial judge's grant of summary judgment in favor of Crane Rental Company (Crane). The trial judge ruled that the doctrine barred a tort action by Melton for injuries sustained in a traffic accident...

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