William J. Emmett, Administrator of the Estate of Joseph N. Emmett v. Eastern Dispensary and Casualty Hospital

SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:

Joseph N. Emmett, while a patient in the appellee hospital, died intestate on July 23, 1964. In this litigation, inaugurated April 15, 1966, our appellant, the decedent’s son and administrator, charges that the hospital and its co-appellee, the decedent’s attending physician, were negligent in the care and treatment of the decedent, thereby caus ing his death. 1 As dealt with m the proceedings under review, appellant’s suit is for damages under both the Survival 2 and Wrongful Death 3 Acts.

By our local law, actions for negligent personal injury may…