Legal Opinion
Herbert v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 17, 2002No. 99-CV-812PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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 shot and killed by an off-duty Metropolitan police officer in the District. We conclude that a wrongful death claim arising from a death in the District of…
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