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HILL v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 8880.

345 A.2d 867 (1975)

James Henry HILL, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 7, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold A. Sakayan, Washington, D. C., was on the brief for appellant.

C. Francis Murphy, Corp. Counsel, Louis P. Robbins, Principal Asst. Corp. Counsel, and Richard W. Barton and James N. Dulcan, Asst. Corp. Counsels, Washington, D. C., were on the brief for appellee.

Before KELLY, GALLAGHER, and HARRIS, Associate Judges.

HARRIS, Associate Judge:

Appellant seeks reversal of a trial court order dismissing his suit against the District of Columbia on the ground that he did not give notice of his claim within six months as required by D.C.Code 1973, § 12-309.1 We affirm.

Appellant was a patient at the District of Columbia General Hospital, being treated for alcoholism and cirrhosis of the liver. It was necessary both to sedate him and to strap...

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