Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Peters
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 18, 1987No. 85-484PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Associate Judge:
This appeal presents, among other issues, the question whether a widow, as her deceased husband’s personal representative, was properly awarded damages for his death by suicide. We hold that the evidence did not bring this case within the limited category of cases in which damages can be awarded for wrongful death by suicide. Because the jury returned a lump sum verdict which included both damages in a survival action, which we affirm, and damages for wrongful death, we reverse in part and remand for a new trial on damages in the survival action.
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