Legal Opinion
Sowell v. Hyatt Corp.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 4, 1993No. 91-CV-1291PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Chief Judge:
Appellants Lena Sowell and Perlow So-well appeal from the grant of summary judgment on the ground that the trial judge erred as a matter of law in ruling that a plaintiff must show, in order to recover for emotional distress and resulting physical injury caused by a defendant’s negligence and breach of warranty, that the distress was caused by a direct physical impact. We reverse.
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On October 16, 1990, Lena B. Sowell and Perlow Sowell filed a complaint against the Hyatt Corporation alleging negligence and breach of warranty, for which they sought compensatory damages of…
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