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HERBERT v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 99-CV-812.

808 A.2d 776 (2002)

Toni HERBERT, Personal Representative of the Estate of Dawon Herbert, Deceased, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 17, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory A. Cotter for appellant.

Sheila Kaplan, Assistant Corporation Counsel, with whom Robert R. Rigsby, Corporation Counsel at the time the brief was filed, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before WAGNER, Chief Judge, and TERRY and REID, Associate Judges.

WAGNER, Chief Judge:

Appellant, Toni Herbert, personal representative of the estate of Dawon Herbert, deceased, appeals from a judgment in an action brought under the District of Columbia's Wrongful Death Act to challenge the trial court's ruling that the law of the District of Columbia governs the award of damages. Appellant argues that Maryland law should control the issue of damages in the case of a Maryland resident fortuitously...

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