Legal Opinion
Washington v. John T. Rhines Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 29, 1994No. 92-CV-760PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
This case raises an issue of first impression in the District of Columbia, namely, whether this jurisdiction recognizes—or should recognize—the tort of negligent infliction of emotional distress arising from the alleged mishandling of a dead body. Answering this question in the negative, the trial court dismissed the complaint of appellant Marian Washington under Super.Ct.Civ.R. 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. Before this court appellant argues that our decision in Williams v. Baker, 572 A.2d 1062 (D.C.1990) (en banc), in no way…
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- Clark v. Associated Retail Credit Men of WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- Corrigal v. Ball & Dodd Funeral Home, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1978
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