Legal Opinion
Semler v. Psychiatric Institute of Washington, D. C., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 28, 1978No. Nos. 76-2056 and 76-2059PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by WILKEY, Circuit Judge.
WILKEY, Circuit Judge:
The issue presented in this case is whether a Virginia judgment for plaintiff under the Virginia Wrongful Death Act1 precludes plaintiff from seeking further recovery in a District of Columbia court for the same wrongful death under the District of Columbia Wrongful Death Act2 and Survival Act.3
In 1972 John Gilreath was convicted in a Virginia state court for the abduction of a young girl. The judge sentenced Gilreath to 20 years’ imprisonment but suspended the sentence, conditioned on his continued treatment and…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Alaska Packers Assn. v. Industrial Accident Comm'n of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Hurtado v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by83 opinions
- I.A.M. National Pension Fund, Benefit Plan a v. Industrial Gear Manufacturing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Blannie S. Wilson, Administratrix of the Estate of Henry J. Wilson, Deceased v. Johns-Manville Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- John M. Lee v. Flintkote CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Alan McSurely and Margaret McSurely v. John K. McClellan Thomas Ratliff, Individually and as Sometime Commonwealth Attorney for Pike County KentuckyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- Stutsman v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Mid-Atlantic States, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
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