Legal Opinion
Kelton v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 10, 1980No. 12742, 13741PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge:
Appellants Michael and Oneita Kelton challenge the trial court’s dismissal of their actions against Dr. Clyde C. Freeman and the District of Columbia arising from Dr. Freeman’s alleged performance of an un-consented-to tubal ligation upon Mrs. Kel-ton during the Caesarean section delivery of their second child. Finding that no alternative cause of action in negligence was pleaded, we affirm the trial court’s dismissal of the suit against Dr. Freeman for failure to meet the one-year statute of limitations for battery. D.C.Code 1973, § 12-301(4). 1 We also affirm the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Jerry W. Canterbury v. William Thornton Spence and the Washington Hospital Center, a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Burns v. BellDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Weisberg v. Williams, Connolly & CalifanoDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- William J. Emmett, Administrator of the Estate of Joseph N. Emmett v. Eastern Dispensary and Casualty HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by51 opinions
- District of Columbia v. WhiteDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
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- Kenneth M. Brown, Riggie A. Lott and All Other Inmates That Have Been Subject to the Conditions in the Adjustment Unit v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Hershberger v. Akron City HospitalOhio Supreme Court · 1987
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