· 10/17/1949
Lewis v. Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Citations
- 177 F.2d 654
- 85 U.S. App. D.C. 339
- 1949 U.S. App. LEXIS 3258
How courts have described this case
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- stating that “[the District of Columbia’s] wrongful death statute, and the limitations thereof[,] are confined to deaths resulting from injuries suffered within the District of Columbia”
- stating that “[t]he narrow scope of the [District of Columbia’s wrongful death statute] precludes its application in any part to a case where the fatal injuries occurred outside the District”
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Judges: Edgerton, Proctor, Ford
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