Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Scott
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 11, 1995No. Nos. 94-CV-376, 94-CV-429PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
A jury found against the plaintiff-appellants in this medical malpractice action, concluding in response to special interrogatories that defendant Richard N. Scott, M.D. was not negligent in performing cardiac surgery on Willard M. Jackson and that, accordingly, defendant Washington Hospital Center (WHC) was not liable to the plaintiffs for alleged negligence in granting Dr. Scott medical privileges. On appeal, the plaintiffs assign multiple claims of error but agree that if the court resolves one cluster of issues against them, the other claims are moot.1 The…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Peoples Drug Stores, Inc. v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Griva v. DavisonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
- Scott v. JacksonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
3Cited by5 opinions
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