Legal Opinion
Steagall v. Doctors Hospital, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 20, 1948No. 9802PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court in a civil action for damages for performance of an unauthorized autopsy. Plaintiffs were the widow and two adult sons of the deceased. The trial court dismissed the claims of the sons, upon the ground that the widow had the sole right of action. The sons appeal.
While this is a case of first impression in this jurisdiction, the question is well settled by a great weight of authority in this country. The leading case is Larson v. Chase, 1 with the reasoning and conclusion of which we agree. Other cases with…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Larson v. ChaseSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- Pettigrew v. PettigrewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904
- Gostkowski v. Roman Catholic Church of Sacred Hearts of Jesus & MaryNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Pollard v. PhelpsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1937
- Streipe v. Liberty Mutual Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Brown v. Matthews Mortuary, Inc.Idaho Supreme Court · 1990
- Barbara J. MacKey v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
- Whitehair v. Highland Memory Gardens, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1985
- Ross v. DynCorpDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2005
- Kohn v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1984
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