Legal Opinion
Strother v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 29, 1977No. 9815PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:
This action, brought under the Survival Act (D.C.Code 1973, § 12-101) and the Wrongful Death Act (D.C.Code 1973, §§ 16-2701 to -2703) is before us on appeal from the Civil Division of the Superior Court. The trial court granted defendant-appel-lee’s motion to dismiss and thereafter denied plaintiff-appellant’s motion for leave to file an amended complaint on the ground that appellant’s claims were barred by the statute of limitations. We reverse and remand.
On November 16,1973, appellant’s father, a patient at D.C. General Hospital, died as a result of injuries…
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