Legal Opinion
Greater Southeast Community Hospital v. Williams
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 9, 1984No. 82-1655PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*395NEWMAN, Chief Judge:
This is an interlocutory appeal pursuant to D.C.Code § ll-721(d) (1981)1 in which the sole issue is whether a fetus is a “person” under the wrongful death and survival statutes of the District of Columbia. Maxine Williams, as Administratrix of the Estate of Baby Boy Williams sought recovery under our wrongful death and survival statutes against defendants Llewelyn Crooks, M.D., and Greater Southeast Community Hospital. Williams alleged that as a result of defendants’ negligent treatment of Williams’ decedent, a fetus in approximately the thirty-third week of gestation, the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Justus v. AtchisonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977
- Van Beeck v. Sabine Towing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Dietrich v. Inhabitants of NorthamptonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1884
- State Ex Rel. Odham v. ShermanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1964
- Bonbrest v. KotzDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1946
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Jonathan Woodner Co. v. BreedenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Nealis v. BairdSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1999
- Krishnan v. SepulvedaTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- Ecker v. Town of West HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Jones v. Howard University, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
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