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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Carl v. Children's Hospital, 702 A.2d 159 (1997)

Citation
Carl v. Children's Hospital, 702 A.2d 159 (1997)
Parent Document
Carl v. Children's Hospital, 702 A.2d 159 (1997)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1997-09-23

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But this is not a case in which Ms. Carl is asking us to overrule the Council or to intrude into the legislative domain. Wood's Rule came into being by judicial fiat, not by legislative enactment. It has never received the blessing or endorsement of our elected representatives. It is no more "activist" for this court to modify the doctrine than it was for the nineteenth century courts to promulgate it. Reappraisal of a judge-made rule in the interests of justice is well within the common law tradition.