Legal Opinion
Bunn v. Urban Shelters & Health Care Systems, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 29, 1996No. 94-CV-903, 94-CV-959PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Associate Judge:
Robert Bunn, Esquire, was appointed guardian of Edith Jenkins and conservator of her estate in March 1992. In November 1992, the Probate Division of the Superior Court (trial court) authorized him to bring a civil action in behalf of Ms. Jenkins to seek damages for a fractured hip sustained while she was in the care of the J.B. Johnson Nursing Home (J.B.), operated by Urban Shelters and Health Care Systems (USHCS). Bunn filed a complaint alleging negligence and demanded one million dollars in damages and costs. At the end of the plaintiffs case, the trial court directed…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Esther Kosberg, Administratrix, Estate of Roberta Ann Clark v. Washington Hospital Center, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
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