Legal Opinion
Profitt v. Smith
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 10, 1986No. 84-1574PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Appellants, Katé Profitt and her husband, Lennox Profitt, appeal from the trial court’s order denying their motion to vacate its prior entry of summary judgment for appellees, Dr. Henry J. Smith, III, and the Washington Hospital Center. We affirm.
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Mrs. Profitt was admitted to the Washington Hospital Center in March 1981 for delivery of her third child. When her obstetrician, Dr. Smith, examined her, he found signs of fetal distress and performed an emergency Caesarean section. Upon entry into the uterine cavity, he found that the umbilical cord was wrapped around the…
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