Legal Opinion
El-Meswari v. Washington Gas Light Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 4, 1986No. Nos. 84-2297(L), 84-2386PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
Five-year old Imán El-Meswari was struck and killed by materials thrown by workmen from a building roof. The family sued those responsible under Virginia’s wrongful death act. The trial court ruled that that law offered assistance for some aspects of the family’s condition but that the state would not recognize or respond to other burdens. We now review these several decisions and affirm the judgment of the district court in all but one respect.
We consider the various elements of recovery in turn. We begin with the economic burdens suffered by the El-Meswari family…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Baker v. MarcusSupreme Court of Virginia · 1960
- Semler v. Psychiatric Institute of Washington, D. C., Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Ford Motor Co. v. BartholomewSupreme Court of Virginia · 1982
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