Legal Opinion
R. & G. Orthopedic Appliances & Prosthetics, Inc. v. Curtin
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 27, 1991No. 89-134, 89-780PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
In October 1985, the right leg of plaintiff’s decedent, Blondell Brown, who was suffering from diabetes, was amputated below the knee. Subsequently, Ms. Brown sought redress for her injury by filing an action for negligence 1 against appellant R. & G. Orthopedic Appliances and Prosthet-ics, Inc. (R. & G.), a supplier of orthopedic shoes, and Howard University (Howard), which operates Howard University Hospital. The essence of Ms. Brown’s claim against R. & G. was that, in fitting her with a pair of orthopedic shoes prescribed by a Howard podiatrist, this defendant had…
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