Legal Opinion
Capitol Hill Hospital v. Jones
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 13, 1987No. 86-629PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
Appellants, Capitol Hill Hospital and Dr. Samuel Kleiman, appeal from an adverse medical malpractice jury verdict. Appellants’ principal contentions, in the order presented to us, are 1) the verdict was coerced by the trial court’s improper Winters charge; 2) the jury’s award of $100,-000 solely for pain and suffering was excessive and based on insufficient evidence; and 3) the trial court improperly refused to apply the “locality” rule to determine the standard of care applicable to a physician serving as a “house officer” in a District of Columbia hospital. We…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Morrison v. MacNamaraDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Brune v. BelinkoffMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
- Winters v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- Douglas v. BussabargerWashington Supreme Court · 1968
- Shilkret v. Annapolis Emergency Hospital Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Toy v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Washington v. Washington Hospital CenterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Daka, Inc. v. BreinerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
- District of Columbia v. MitchellDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- District of Columbia v. WilsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
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