Legal Opinion
Robert J. Sherman v. Ambassador Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 15, 1981No. 80-2011PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:
From August 1972 until approximately June of 1975, appellant, Robert J. Sherman, M.D., a practicing gynecologist, owned and operated an abortion clinic (named “Columbia Family Planning Clinic, P.C.” [hereinafter “Clinic”]) in Washington, D.C. In March of 1975, one of the patients at the Clinic, a Rita McDowell, died as a result of an abortion performed by Dr. Sherman. In June of 1975, a wrongful death action was filed in the District of Columbia Superior Court by the mother of Ms. McDowell against(1) Robert J. Sherman, individually and trading as Columbia…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- John J. Donnelly v. Transportation Insurance Company, Continental Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- S. Freedman & Sons, Inc. v. Hartford Fire InsuranceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Boyle v. National Cas. Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1951
- Jack Siegel v. William E. Bookhultz & Sons, Inc., St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Louis Zavota v. Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corporation Ltd., Maryland Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Salus Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- American Continental Insurance Co. v. PooyaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Wallace v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 2014
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