Case Name: MARY E. CHICHESTER vs. UNION TRANSFER COMPANY
Court: Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
Decision Date: 1874-01
Citations: 1 MacArth. 295
Docket Number: No. 10,376
Parties: MARY E. CHICHESTER vs. UNION TRANSFER COMPANY.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (District of Columbia - reported by Mackey)
Volume: 8
Pages: 295–295

Head Matter:
MARY E. CHICHESTER vs. UNION TRANSFER COMPANY.
At Law.
No. 10,376.
The right of action for a tort to the person dies with the person injured.
STATEMENT OE THE CASE.
The plaintiff sues the defendant in an action of tort for an injury caused by the defendant in driving a baggage-wagon against her, by which she was knocked down and her collarbone and leg broken, and she was otherwise greatly injured. The accident happened on the 3d day of October, 1872, in the city of Washington, and District of Columbia.
The defendant interposed the general issue, and a special plea; and subsequently at the special term in May, 1873, the death of the plaintiff was suggested. At the succeeding special term in October, the defendant moved the court to dismiss the suit. That motion was resisted and overruled, and from the order overruling the motion the defendant ap: peals.
H. D. Claughton and Francis Miller for plaintiff.
Stanton & Worthington for defendant.

Opinion:
By the Court :
There is no statute in force in this District changing the common-law rule, that the right of action growing out of an injury to the person dies with the person injured. The order appealed from must be vacated and the suit dismissed.