Legal Opinion
Barbara J. MacKey v. United States of America
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 5, 1993No. 92-5200PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge EDWARDS.
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:
Appellant’s aunt, Arlena Mackey, died on December 9, 1986, while in the care of D.C. General Hospital (“D.C. General”). Neither D.C. General nor St. Elizabeth’s Hospital (“SEH”), the federal mental health institution at which Mackey had resided between 1964 and 1986, informed appellant that her aunt had passed away until six weeks after the date of death. Appellant Barbara Mack-ey sued the District of Columbia and the United States for intentional infliction of emotional distress; 1 negligent infliction of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Peter D. Coburn v. Pan American World Airways, IncCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by41 opinions
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