Legal Opinion
Thomas K. Delahanty v. John W. Hinckley, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 29, 1988No. 87-7055PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge STARR.
MIKVA, Circuit Judge:
On February 19, 1988, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard oral argument in Thomas K. Delahanty, et al. v. John W. Hinckley, et al., No. 87-7055. It appears from the briefs and the oral argument that resolution of a question of District of Columbia (“the District”) law is necessary to the decision in this appeal. We are asked to determine whether the District’s courts wish to embrace a novel tort doctrine that, so far as we…
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3Cited by21 opinions
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