Legal Opinion
McClain v. Collins
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 14, 1955No. 1676PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
Plaintiff, Lorena McClain, sued defendants, appellees herein, claiming compensatory and punitive damages for an alleged assault. Plaintiff testified that as a result of the assault she was unable to work for a period of eight weeks, which caused her to lose $256 in wages. Her physician testified as to the nature of her injuries, the extent of his professional services, and said that his bill totaled approximately $150'. However, he failed to produce at trial any records concerning his period of treatment or the number of visits necessitated by her injuries. Not only did…
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