Legal Opinion
Smith v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 29, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2014-0959PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Amit P. Mehta, United States District Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
In September 2011, Robert Smith, Sr., died while in the care of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Before his passing, Smith executed paperwork — witnessed by three employees of the Medical Center — that left his personal property and life insurance benefits to his nieces. Smith’s son, Plaintiff Robert Smith, Jr., who inherited none of his father’s property or assets, now brings this action claiming that the Medical Center’s employees were negligent in acting as witnesses to his father’s…
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